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EPLO Member Organisation Event: Violent extremism across the Western Balkans, the Middle East, and the Horn of Africa: Challenges and consequences for Europe

27th June 2019 @ 09:30 - 12:00 CEST

- Free

The Islamic State is on the back foot, having suffered territorial losses in Syria and Iraq, but attacks in its name have continued in the past years. Other extremist groups, often offshoots of al-Qaeda, have proliferated across the globe, notwithstanding the “war on terror” in the aftermath of 9/11. In response, many countries have favoured hard-handed approaches: confiscating passports of so-called foreign fighters, or refusing to allow back into their countries those fighters or their children. Across the globe there has been a surge in extreme right politics that explicitly links acts of terror to migration.

The Berghof Foundation and the European Institute of Peace (EIP) are pleased to invite you to an expert discussion that compares these trends across three regions: the Western Balkans, the Middle East, and the Horn of Africa. What are the similarities and differences between trends in these regions? How do these regions prevent or counter extremism at different levels, how resilient are these communities to violent extremism, and how do they cope with foreign fighters returning? What are the lessons to be learned for European responses?

Speakers will include Beatrix Austin of Berghof, Redion Qirjazi of Democracy and Mediation in Albania, Sefer Selimi of Democracy Lab in North Macedonia, Malik al-Abdeh, and Paul Jordan (tbc), both of EIP.

The meeting will be held at the European Institute of Peace on Rue des Deux Eglises 25, 1000 Brussels, from 09.30 until 12.00 on Thursday 27 June 2019. Coffee and tea will be served.

To register, please contact Camille Schyns (camille.schyns@eip.org).

Details

Date:
27th June 2019
Time:
09:30 - 12:00 CEST
Cost:
Free

Organisers

European Institute of Peace
Berghof Foundation

Venue

European Institute of Peace
25 rue des deux églises
Brussels,1000Belgium
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Details

Date:
27th June 2019
Time:
09:30 - 12:00 CEST
Cost:
Free

Organisers

European Institute of Peace
Berghof Foundation

Venue

European Institute of Peace
25 rue des deux églises
Brussels,1000Belgium
+ Google Map