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14 October 2020
Brussels conference draws parallels between China’s persecution of Uyghurs & Nazi Germany
Whilst the western world seeks to build strong and sustainable economic relationships with China, are European governmen...
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02 August 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of a ‘fake news’ epidemic
The COVID-19 crisis has not only had a sanitary impact. In addition to overcrowding hospitals, the pandemic has also pla...
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22 July 2020
Webinar: Why Asia matters: Coronavirus and beyond
The European Foundation for Democracy hosted a webinar in collaboration with the US Mission to the EU, debating the rela...
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16 June 2020
Fresh concerns raised over #COVID-19 disinformation
The COVID-19 crisis has enabled the spread of disinformation and propaganda even more than before and some countries, in...
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27 June 2018
The EU is not closing the door to Turkey
Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek, Senior Policy Advisor, European Foundation for Democracy, says that according to the EU, the eff...
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19 June 2018
Analysis: How the EU views the 24 June elections in Turkey
European Foundation for Democracy's Senior Policy Advisor, Demir Murat Seyrek, analyses the impact of the upcoming elect...
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16 May 2018
Refugee Integration in Europe: good practices and challenges
In this article for The Parliament Magazine, EFD Programme Manager Dr Tommaso Virgili reviews the main findings of EFD's...
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15 May 2018
Turkey votes: Snap elections – Turkey at yet another crossroads
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek and EPC Senior Policy Analyst Amanda Paul offer an overview of the upcoming...
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07 May 2018
The Evolution of Jihadi Terrorism from al-Qaeda to Daesh
This article by EFD Programme Manager Francesco Farinelli addresses the theme of contemporary jihadist terrorism and its...
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19 March 2018
Opposites attract: three main ideologies, one common threat
In this article for The Parliament Magazine, the European Foundation for Democracy's Programme Managers Dr Tommaso Virgi...
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16 March 2018
Two years after the Brussels attacks, the terrorist threat remains very real
In this article for Euractiv, the European Foundation for Democracy's Dr Demir Murat Seyrek and the European Policy Cent...
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01 March 2018
European far-left fighters in Syria: It’s time to take them seriously
“We should never forget that extreme ideologies are just the flip side of the same coin. Their far-left ideology is a...
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17 February 2018
Europe’s concern about “foreign fighters”
In this article for Deutsche Welle Turkey, EFD's Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek and the Egmont Institute's Th...
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06 February 2018
The Belgian Parliamentary Inquiry on radicalization: a sensible analysis and a path towards change
In this article for Al Mesbar Studies and Research Center, EFD's Programme Manager Dr Tommaso Virgili analyses the recen...
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24 January 2018
Terror transformed: from foreign fighters to homegrown terrorism
In this article for Jericho Online, EFD's Olivia Maisel discusses the change in terrorism post-Caliphate, from the emerg...
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12 December 2017
It’s high-time liberal democracies tackled “non-violent” Islamist ideologies
In this article for Euronews, EFD President Roberta Bonazzi highlights the importance of empowering progressive liberal-...
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27 October 2017
View: The Turkish opposition reloaded
In this article for Euronews, EFD Senior Fellow Dr Demir Murat Seyrek, and European Policy Centre Senior Policy Analys...
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25 October 2017
Opinion: New political party gives life to Turkey’s opposition
EFD's Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek and EPC's Amanda Paul discuss the future and implications of Turkey's new...
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17 October 2017
The EU should not turn its back on Turkey
By Amanda Paul and Demir Murat Seyrek
Getting EU leaders to agree on a strategy for Turkey is like herding cats. At t...
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17 June 2017
“I felt inferior”
In this essay for Süddeutsche Zeitung, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour shares his personal experience of integr...
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05 June 2017
’Generation Allah’: Why we Muslims must ask ourselves some critical questions
In this article for FOCUS Online, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour calls attention to the fact that making young...
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26 May 2017
The EU door is open for Turkey but it’s far away
In this article for the Deutsche Welle Turkish, EFD Senior Fellow Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek analyses President Erdogan’s...
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02 May 2017
EU is trying to find a balanced policy without closing door on Turkey
In this article for the Deutsche Welle Turkish, EFD Senior Fellow Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek explains how the EU is trying t...
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07 April 2017
Muslim antisemitism is being ignored for fear of racism accusations
In this contribution for Tagesspiegel, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Ahmad Mansour highlights a lacking examination of the s...
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05 April 2017
Tips for interacting with radicalised students
This article by Deutsche Welle gives account of the publication of EFD’s Practitioner’s Guide to Preventing Radicali...
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22 March 2017
One year after the Brussels attacks: How can Europe prevent the next tragedy?
In this article for Euractive, EFD's Alexander Ritzmann and Andrea Frontini, Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centr...
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15 March 2017
It would be a historical mistake for Turkey to burn bridges with Europe
In this article for the Deutsche Welle Türkçe, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Dr Demir Murat Seyrek discusses the consequen...
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14 March 2017
Brussels prosecutors launches inquiry into possible extremist links of charities and non-for profit organisations
EFD Senior Councellor John Duhig explains, in an article published by the Parliament Magasine, that "the Brussels prosecutor has just launched an inquiry into the activities of 144 of some 3308 charities and not-for-profit organisations in Molenbeek and neighbouring Koekelberg, Jette, Ganshoren and Berchem-Saint-Agathe, for possible links to violent extremism and terrorism."...
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13 March 2017
Turkish constitutional referendum: TRexit from parliamentary democracy?
In this contribution for Euronews, EFD Senior Policy Advisor Dr Demir Murat Seyrek discusses the challenges that Turkey faces in regards to the constitutional referendum to be voted on 16 April....
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09 March 2017
Preventing radicalisation in schools
In this contribution for the Parliament Magazine, EFD Programme Manager Alexandra Korn and EFD Executive Director Alexander Ritzmann pinpoint the importance of empowering educators in the fight against radicalisation....
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21 February 2017
The state should be following the law, not religious commandments
In this article for Die Welt, EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour discusses a recent court decision against the German Federal State of Berlin. Mansour criticises the adjudication of a compensation payment to a Muslim applicant for a teaching position who got turned down for wearing a headscarf....
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25 January 2017
The silence of the EU
In this contribution for DW (Türkçe), EFD Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek discusses the EU's radio silence following constitutional changes in Turkey....
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24 January 2017
Constitutional changes in Turkey: A presidential system or the president’s system?
On 21 January, the Turkish Parliament adopted a controversial 18-article constitutional amendment package aimed at transforming Turkey from a parliamentary governance system to an executive presidency....
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01 January 2017
Don’t leave them alone!
In this contribution for the online magazine chrismon, EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour calls for an upscaling of support for teachers to prevent and detect radicalisation in schools. Mansour points out that while violent Islamists should be dealt with by security authorities, the radicalisation of youngsters concerns our societies as a whole....
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13 December 2016
The need to counter extremist propaganda more effectively
EFD Executive Director Alexander Ritzmann explains the different reasons why people believe in extremist ideologies or join extremist groups in an article published by The Parliament Magazine....
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08 December 2016
The EU cannot afford to just ‘muddle through’ on Turkey
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek and EPC Policy Analyst Amanda Paul have issued a commentary on the recent developments on EU-Turkey relations....
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