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Soldier patrolling in Brussels on high terror alert.
Consortium for Research on Terrorism and International Crime
The Consortium for Research on Terrorism and International Crime has existed since in 2002, and today consists of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), the Police University College (PHS) and the Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX). The Consortium constitutes one of the most renowned research environments in Europe on these topics. It serves as an arena for research dissemination, exchange of information, and the building of expertise across institutions.
The Consortium is financed through ministries, state agencies and private organizations that wish to support Norwegian research on terrorism and international crime, and that wish to make use of the Consortium’s expertise. Consortium researchers have also supported important policy-making processes, such as the Norwegian Action plan against Violent Extremism and Radicalization, and the process leading to a white paper on security challenges in Norwegian foreign policy.
The expertise and current research focus of the Consortium researchers include the topics of violent extremism and terrorism, Islamic terrorism in Europe and the rest of the world, right-wing extremism and anti-Jihadi movements, solo-terrorism, terrorist target selection, the fight against terrorism, organized and international crime in Europe and its neighborhoods, policy-making on organized crime, organized crime and state-building, illegal economies and insurgencies in West and North Africa, piracy, societal security, threats against the transport sector, gang conflicts, crisis management and international police cooperation.
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News
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The Consortium for research on terrorism and international crime in 2019
6 Feb 2020Prison radicalization, returning foreign fighters and accelerationist terrorism were just some of the topics on the Consortium’s agenda during the last twelve months. -
Measuring the risk of radicalization – is that really possible?
3 Oct 2018Are tools for gauging the risk of radicalization used correctly? -
The frustrating nature of international counter-terrorism partnerships
10 Aug 2018Fighting terrorism requires wide-ranging cooperation between states. What does such cooperation look like in practice, and does it work? -
Exploring the Continuum of Lethality: Militant Islamists' Targeting Preferences in Europe
8 Nov 2017Doctoral Research Fellow at Politihøgskolen (The Police Academy) and Senior Advisor at the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation, Cato Hemmingby, has published an... -
Radicalization and foreign fighters in the Kosovo context: An analysis of international media coverage of the phenomena
15 May 2017Senior Research Fellow and consortium coordinator, Rita Augestad Knudsen, has published a new critical study of the international media coverage of the phenomena of radicalisation... -
Op-Ed: Three Myths Holding Back Afghan Peace Talks
3 Apr 2017Consortium researcher Anne Stenersen writes in IPI Global Observatory about the peace talks with the Taliban: -
Lebanon on knife-edge
9 Sep 2016With Syria to the north-east, Israel in the south and faced with its own political crises, Lebanon finds itself challenged on many fronts. -
When Russia goes to war
1 Nov 2016What makes war acceptable? Julie Wilhelmsen launches her most recent book, followed by a conversation with Aftenposten commentator Helene Skjeggestad. -
Counter-terrorism in Europe
1 Jun 2015Which questions should we ask ourselves after the terrorist acts in Europe the last few months? -
A Clear Division of Roles Promotes Security
4 Aug 2015A new report sheds light on how the roles should be divided between police and other security personnel in securing vulnerable objects.