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Panelists at Rise to Peace's Afghanistan 2020 discussion at the Elliott School, December 11, 2019.
Panelists at Rise to Peace's Afghanistan 2020 discussion at the Elliott School, December 11, 2019. · Rise to Peace
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Special Report: Countering neo-Nazi Ideology in the United States: Waging a War of Information

Special Report · United States · June 14, 2019

Special Report: Countering neo-Nazi Ideology in the United States: Waging a War of Information

[gview file=”https://www.risetopeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1R2PCOUNTERNEONAZI_2.pdf”] In the report Countering neo-Nazi Ideology in the United States: Waging a War of Information, Director of the Domestic Counter-Terrorism Program John Patrick Wilson and Counter-Terrorism Research Fellow Caitlyn Ryan offer in-depth analysis of the neo-Nazi movement. This broad endeavor covers many important topics required to understand neo-Nazism in the US and methods […]

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field-research · 2019

A Local Research Presence in Kabul

Rise to Peace established a local presence in Kabul to strengthen field research and engagement. Organizational records describe more than 60 interviews with Afghan officials, political figures, civil-society representatives, local leaders and other stakeholders, alongside relationships with universities, media organizations and roughly 18 civil-society organizations.

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youth · 2019

Seeing Radicalization Through the Eyes of Children

During a Kabul visit, Shah describes meeting more than fifty-five young detainees at a rehabilitation center, including children and teenagers associated with Taliban and Islamic State cases. The experience sharpened Rise to Peace’s focus on indoctrination, recruitment, identity, grievance and the need to intervene before violence becomes purpose.

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Fawzia Koofi with Taliban delegates during the Doha peace conference, July 7, 2019.
Fawzia Koofi with Taliban delegates during the Doha peace conference, July 7, 2019. · Rise to Peace

research · 2019–2020

Listening Beyond the Negotiating Table

Field interviews, consultations and public events connected formal peace-process questions to civil society, universities, media, community leaders and people affected by the conflict. Rise to Peace also maintained contacts connected to the Doha negotiations and used those conversations to inform analysis and public education.

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research · 2019–2020

Listening Beyond the Negotiating Table

Field interviews, consultations and public events connected formal peace-process questions to civil society, universities, media, community leaders and people affected by the conflict. Rise to Peace also maintained contacts connected to the Doha negotiations and used those conversations to inform analysis and public education.

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