A Training Manual Authors: Anne Speckhard, Ph.D.Molly Ellenberg, M.A.Sheik Ali This manual contains the video testimonies of actual ISIS insiders denouncing their group as un-Islamic, brutal and corrupt alongside discussion…
https://youtu.be/FKq_hg7Gy3A ICSVE Panel Discussion featuring Anne Speckhard, Director ICSVE Zack Baddorf, ICSVE Director of Visual Media Molly Ellenberg, ICSVE Research Fellow ICSVE’s Breaking the ISIS Brand Counter Narrative Project was…
In 2015, Dr. Speckhard started the Breaking the ISIS Brand--the ISIS Defectors Counter-Narratives Project. Since then, she, along with ICSVE staff, have interviewed 273 ISIS defectors, returnees and captured ISIS cadres from Syria,…
On behalf of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE), we are pleased to present the video stream of our ICSVE Europe event: a formal lunch at…
By Anne Speckhard & Neima Izadi PDF Here In 2017, ISIS suffered major territorial and military defeat in Iraq. Despite the achieved success, the group remains active and in control…
ICSVE research paper featured in Vox-Pol By Anne Speckhard, Ardian Shajkovci & Lorand Bodo This blog post synopsises a study that attempted to intervene with over fifty English-speaking Facebook accounts endorsing, promoting, and…
Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. & Ardian Shajkovci, Ph.D. PDF here This paper was originally presented at the HORN Institute, “The Changing Dynamics of Terrorism and Violent extremism in Africa: Towards Effective…
A published in CTX Anne Speckhard & Ardian Shajkovci Most experts agree that the most successful counter-messaging campaigns against ISIS are the ones that use the voices of insiders—both ISIS…
Our video “My Journey Towards Jihad” featured as an article on Defence & Intelligence Norway My Journey Towards Jihad is the 19th counter narrative video clip in the ICSVE Breaking the ISIS…
Our video, “Rewards of Joining the Islamic State” featured as an article on Defence & Intelligence Norway Click here to see the video Today, ICSVE releases Rewards of the Islamic State,…