Assessing Variation in the Labeling of Terrorist Organizations Around the World, New America ONLINE event

[ONLINE] – Assessing Variation in the Labeling of Terrorist Organizations Around the World
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What is a terrorist organization? It is a question whose importance has grown as demands for social media companies and others to restrict terrorist content have proliferated. Yet, the international community has not come to an agreement on the issue. Instead a patchwork of designation practices exists globally. Disagreements abound in the Middle East over the labeling of the Muslim Brotherhood, the question of Hezbollah’s status splits countries around the world, growing perceptions of a jihadist threat in Africa may be stoking new legal architecture in Somalia and beyond, and some countries are designating white supremacist groups as terrorist organizations. In a new report, “An Assessment of Variation in National Processes of Defining and Designating Terrorist Groups,” New America’s International Security Program examined the designation practices of 196 countries. The report highlights how domestic politics, shifting conditions, and geopolitical competition have shaped variation globally.

To discuss the report, New America welcomes two of the report’s co-authors David Sterman and Melissa Salyk-Virk. Sterman is a Senior Policy Analyst with New America’s International Security program and Salyk-Virk is a fellow and former Senior Policy Analyst with the program. Salyk-Virk also previously worked with the United Nation’s Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate. New America also welcomes Edmund Fitton-Brown, former coordinator of the UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, and the Taliban to discuss the report’s findings.

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PARTICIPANTS

Edmund Fitton-Brown, @EFittonBrown
Former Coordinator, UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team Concerning the Islamic State, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban
Former British Ambassador to Yemen

Melissa Salyk-Virk
Fellow, New America International Security Program
Co-author, “An Assessment of Variation in National Processes of Defining and Designating Terrorist Groups”

David Sterman, @Dsterms
Senior Policy Analyst, International Security Program
Co-author, “An Assessment of Variation in National Processes of Defining and Designating Terrorist Groups”

MODERATOR

Peter Bergen, @peterbergencnn
Vice President, New America
Co-author, “An Assessment of Variation in National Processes of Defining and Designating Terrorist Groups”

When
Jan. 18, 2023
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Where
Online Only
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