Events

26.05.2016
Radicalisation as an international phenomenon: What role does the ideology play in radicalising vulnerable young Europeans?
On 26 May 2016 the European Foundation for Democracy, in collaboration with the Counter Extremism Project, hosted a poli...
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25.05.2016
Shari’a courts in Europe – the case of the UK: A legal lifeline for communities or a convenient tool for creating parallel societies?
On 25 May, the European Foundation for Democracy and the Counter Extremism Project hosted a closed-door policy briefing...
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25.05.2016
The geostrategic aspects of radicalisation
On 25 May 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy and the European Policy Centre, in collaboration with the Counter...
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14.04.2016
The Brussels terror attacks – Lessons learned and challenges ahead for Europe
On 14 April 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy and the European Policy Centre, in collaboration with the Counte...
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14.04.2016
The Brussels terror attacks – Lessons learned and challenges ahead for Europe
On 14 April 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy and the European Policy Centre, in collaboration with the Counte...
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07.04.2016
Radicalisation in the Sahel: threats and opportunities for the EU
On 7 April 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy and the Counter Extremism Project hosted a closed-door policy bri...
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22.03.2016
Defining the phenomenon of jihadist radicalisation: Local and global drivers and catalysts
On 22 March 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy and the European Policy Centre, in collaboration with the Counte...
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17.03.2016
The refugee crisis: a Syrian perspective
On 17 March 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy and KU Leuven hosted a public briefing at KU Leuven campus in An...
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16.03.2016
The Syrian crisis: the view from the frontline
On March 16, the European Foundation for Democracy and the Counter Extremism Project hosted a closed door policy briefin...
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03.03.2016
Beyond emergency aid: long-term integration strategies for Syrian refugees
On 3 March 2016, EFD Executive Director Roberta Bonazzi moderated an event at the European Parliament on integration str...
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02.03.2016
Iran: challenges and opportunities following the nuclear deal
On 2 March 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door briefing to discuss what challenges and oppo...
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29.02.2016
Turkey-EU deal on refugees: domestic and foreign policy implications
On 29 February 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door policy briefing for EU diplomats and off...
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19.02.2016
Islam and radicalisation
On 19 February 2016, the organisation Inner Wheel organised a briefing in Pisa to discuss about “Islam and radicalisat...
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27.01.2016
A Syrian perspective on the EU’s response to the refugee crisis
On 27 January 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy, in collaboration with the Counter Extremism Project, hosted a...
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09.12.2015
Picking up the pieces after Paris: root causes and possible solutions to the radicalisation challenge
On 9 December, the European Policy Centre, the European Foundation for Democracy and the Counter Extremism Project hoste...
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01.12.2015
Sharing best practices in countering violent extremism: can EU and U.S. prevention experts learn from one another?
On 1 December 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy organised a public policy briefing, in collaboration with the...
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30.11.2015
Syria between the West and other worlds
On 30 November 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy, in partnership with the European Law Students Association an...
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26.11.2015
Radicalisation and jihadist violence: understanding the ideology that can lead to terrorism
On 26 November 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door briefing in Brussels in response to the...
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18.11.2015
Post-Paris attacks: what role now for EU radicalisation prevention policy?
On 18 November 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy and the Counter Extremism Project hosted a closed-door briefi...
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14.10.2015
What opportunities and challenges arise for Germany and Europe from the refugee crisis?
On 14 October 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy organised a briefing in Berlin, in collaboration with Citizen...
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30.09.2015
Radicalisation in the EU eastern and southern neighbourhoods
On 30 September 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy organised two policy briefings in Washington D.C. to present...
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05.09.2015
Islamic extremism: causes, effects on society and security, prevention approaches
On 5 September 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy organised a closed-door expert workshop in Berlin. The event...
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01.07.2015
The use of social media for terrorist recruitment: how should Europe respond?
On 1 July 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy and the European Policy Centre hosted a joint policy dialogue to d...
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30.06.2015
Tunisia, Kuwait and France: the latest targets of global terrorism
On 30 June 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door policy briefing to discuss how civil soci...
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23.06.2015
EU Neighbourhood: secularism for promoting peace, dialogue and reconciliation
In the framework of our Counter Radicalisation Programme, the European Foundation for Democracy is researching and analy...
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17.06.2015
The devil is in the detail: what should a deal with Iran look like?
The European Foundation for Democracy, in cooperation with the European Leadership Network and the All Party Parliamenta...
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15.06.2015
Iran’s nuclear programme: what should the June 2015 comprehensive agreement look like?
The European Foundation for Democracy, in collaboration with the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and INTERNAT...
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07.06.2015
What next? Assessing the outcome of Turkey’s parliamentary elections
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek and Amanda Paul, European Policy Centre (EPC) Senior Policy Analyst, as...
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26.03.2015
How to deconstruct the radical narrative? An alternative discourse of academics and activists of Muslim heritage
On 26 March 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a public briefing with Julie Ward MEP (UK S&D), Karima Be...
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25.03.2015
How Muslim academics and activists can best de-construct the radical narrative
On 25 March 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door policy briefing to evaluated how Muslim aca...
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24.03.2015
International terrorism: a new approach and new strategies
On 24 March 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy, in cooperation with the Università degli Studi di Brescia, the...
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18.03.2015
Morocco: a perspective on the current regional security challenges
On 18 March 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door policy briefing to discuss current re...
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28.01.2015
How can Western societies protect their citizens from ‘blow-back’ terrorist attacks?
On 28 January 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy, in cooperation with the Wilfried Martens Centre for European...
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22.01.2015
Somaliland: building security in the Horn of Africa
On 22 January 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door briefing to discuss the security challeng...
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16.12.2014
Syria: next steps for diplomacy
On 16 December 2014, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door policy briefing on the Syrian crisis to...
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10.12.2014
The debate: how radical is Islam really?
In a series of debates hosted by Germany's Friedrich Ebert Foundation, EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour discusses Is...
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