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Survey: Concepts of Divinity
Please take part in and share this survey! IS THERE ONE GOD? Concepts of Divinity. Everyone has a personal concept of Divinity. Some believe that other faiths believe in God…
Counter-Extremism and Development
In so-called underdeveloped countries, industrialization has long been considered the main key to development. Albeit, economic development must be enshrined in an ensemble of areas. Thus, besides basic schooling, advanced…
Digest of P/CVE LinkedIn Posts, July 2020 (II)
The 20 most-consulted posts on LinkedIn on the topic of counter-extremism by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip (second half of July). In descending order: Prisons and Terrorism: Extremist Offender Management in…
The Trend Towards Censorship and the Need for Standards
Undeniably, there has been a trend to instore measures of, bluntly put, censorship, against extremist Internet content, in the past few years. Worldwide, this trend, which could be understood as…
Counter-Radicalization Through Music
Love for the greater good, be it family values or maintaining peace in local communities, may be a way to get those vulnerable to extremism to take a different view….
Digest of P/CVE LinkedIn Posts, July 2020 (I)
The 20 most-consulted posts on LinkedIn on the topic of counter-extremism by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip (first half of July). In descending order: Violent Extremism Does Not Pause for Global…
Discrete Causes and Triggers of Extremism
It may be more difficult to identify the main causes and triggers of violent extremism than often thought. Some, at times perhaps the most important among the reasons leading up…
Digest of P/CVE LinkedIn Posts, June 2020 (II)
The 20 most-consulted posts on LinkedIn on the topic of counter-extremism by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip (second half of June). In descending order: Priti Patel defies her critics to expand…
Avoiding Physical Harm in Counter-Terrorism (CT)
In December 2018, I advocated against the unlawful use of kinetic weapons, as well as against the use of unconventional weapons, in counter-terrorism efforts worldwide. I would hereby like to…
Digest of P/CVE LinkedIn Posts, June 2020 (I)
The 10 most-consulted posts on LinkedIn on the topic of counter-extremism by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip (first half of June). In descending order: New Bill to counter violent extremism online(Miragenews)…