Under Pressure: Rethinking Comprehensive Approaches to CT and P/CVE in an Age of Austerity and Instability

Description:

This ICCT policy brief examines how shrinking budgets, reduced political space, and shifting geopolitical priorities are undermining global efforts in counter‑terrorism (CT) and preventing/countering violent extremism (P/CVE). It highlights that organisations working in these fields, especially in regions like the Middle East, are facing an unprecedented contraction in funding and support, threatening years of progress. The report identifies seven major developments driving this decline, including reduced attention to root causes of radicalisation, weakened civil‑society engagement, and erosion of human‑rights‑based practices.

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Language:

English

Date:

11.03.2026

Proposed by:

PPHS

Source:

ICCT, 2025