Principles of Effective Counterterrorism

By Alistair Millar

Book chapter — 2018

“Principles of Effective Counterterrorism,” by Alistair Millar in The Ecology of Violent Extremism: Perspectives on Peacebuilding and Human Security, ed. by Lisa Schirch (Lanham, Md., Rowman & Littlefield International, 2018).
Counterterrorism policy requires a holistic effort to assess, prevent, deter, and counter terrorism. The chapter’s author offers four essential principles for guiding policy makers and practitioners in developing a principled approach to countering terrorism.

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Mission Critical or Mission Creep? Issues to Consider for the Future of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee and Its Executive Directorate

By Alistair Millar

Report — October 2017

“The UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) was established in 2004 with the core mission of supporting the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) in monitoring the implementation of counterterrorism obligations required by Security Council Resolution 1373 and facilitating technical assistance to member states to aid their implementation activities. Since 2004, however, CTED’s mandate has expanded considerably in response to the evolution of the threat and the increased number of stakeholders benefiting from CTED assessments and analyses, a group that includes not only the council itself, but also UN member states in general, regional and functional organizations, and other counterterrorism-relevant entities inside and outside the UN system.”

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Updated Guidance on ODA-Eligible Activities for Preventing Violent Extremism: Implications and Opportunities for the European Union

By Alistair Millar

Report — May 2017

This paper assesses how the revised Official Development Assistance (ODA) guidelines will impact the European Union (EU) and its decisions on financing external support for actions to prevent violent extremism. It examines the situation before and after the revision to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ODA eligibility rules, and concludes with specific recommendations for the EU to consider, including: devoting more resources to activities aimed at preventing violent extremism (PVE) across a wider array of EU Instruments (geographic and thematic); and urging the EU and its member states to press the OECD to collect, analyze, and disseminate data on how PVE funds are spent when recorded as ODA.

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Countering Violent Extremism and Promoting Community Resilience in the Greater Horn of Africa

By Eelco Kessels, Priscilla Nzabanita, Alistair Millar, Liat Shetret, Naureen Chowdhury Fink, and Jason Ipe

Report — May 2015

This report outlines ideas for strategies, programs, and initiatives that can be implemented to prevent and counter violent extremism in the Greater Horn of Africa and increase human security and community resilience. Suggestions include training officials and frontline practitioners to enhance their engagement with communities, improving service delivery and reform of the security and criminal justice sectors, introducing disengagement and reintegration programs, promoting subregional cooperation and information sharing, fostering youth leadership, engaging the media and the private sector, and strengthening the capacity of and engagement with civil society actors.

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Op-ed by Global Center Executive Director, Alistair Millar, on the launch of the IIJ

By Alistair Millar

Newspaper article — 19 June 2014

The Times of Malta published an op-ed by Global Center Executive Director, Alistair Millar, on the occasion of the launch of the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) in Malta. Once established, the IIJ will serve as a training center dedicated to strengthening criminal justice institutions, promoting regional legal cooperation, and fostering criminal justice practitioner networks based on a respect for human rights and the rule of law. 

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