ICSVE article in The Daily Beast The deadly attacks during Sunday services in Indonesia were the work of a whole family. They reportedly had returned from ISIS-land—a cautionary lesson as others seek to head home. Anne Speckhard, Ardian Shajkovci 05.13.18…
Op Ed in The Daily Beast When it comes to American children taken into ISIS, it seems the mother’s rights are fully respected while the rights of her innocent American children are not. by Anne Speckhard A recent PBS series highlighted the…
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 Brand series. It features Abu Albani, a Kosovar foreign fighter who…
ICSVE research mentioned/referenced in The Arab Weekly Jordan forbids foreign fighters from returning and more than 300 who have returned have been prosecuted and imprisoned. Sunday 04/03/2018 The defeat of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq resulted in…
Anne Speckhard quoted in The Daily Beast What caused a Cuban national to join up with ISIS for an attempted bombing attack in South America? by Jeremy Kryt CALI, Colombia—A Cuban national was dragged cuffed and defiant into a Colombian…
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, the 18th counter narrative video in the ICSVE Breaking the ISIS Brand series,…
Op Ed in The Hill, Republished in Security Solutions BY ANNE SPECKHARD AND ARDIAN SHAJKOVCI, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS After announcing the defeat of ISIS in Iraq, Iraq’s armed forces held celebratory parades in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, last December. Yet, in the…
ICSVE research paper republished/featured in Vox-Pol By Anne Speckhard & Ardian Shajkovci Last week’s Blog post described ICVSE’s efforts directing counter narratives into the ISIS-dominated Internet space. This post discusses the ethics of attempting such interventions. As in all our work, our…
ICSVE research paper featured in Security Solutions by Anne Speckhard Challenges for the West in Dealing with Returning Foreign Fighters Many of the 38,000 foreign fighters ISIS has managed to attract to Syria and Iraq will return home. As increasing…
ICSVE research paper featured in Security Solutions by Anne Speckhard Following the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks, Jordan’s King Abdallah proclaimed, “ The world is facing another global conflict, and a fast response is needed to deal with the threat.”…