The widening specter of regional conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has exacerbated the threat posed by the radicalization, violent extremism, and foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) Not only because of the sheer numbers but also because of the level of terror and violence perpetrated by the terror organizations, the magnitude of the FTF problem in the current phase of the conflicts has taken the international community unprepared. Radicalization with various ideological, ethnic and religious motivations have been increasingly drawing attention from policy-makers, scholars and security institutions. This realization pushes each and every actor in the international community to cooperate with an un-biased approach supported by empirical research and local expertise.

In that light, with the EU’s generous support, the 18-month long project “Improving Effectiveness of Measures to Tackle the Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Radicalization Threat” aims at strengthening global resilience, national and international responses to, and against and raising awareness about radicalization and violent extremism.