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Solutions where the response falls short

We help states, regional bodies, partners and communities find the gaps in today's responses to terrorism and organised crime, and close them together.

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For states and regional bodies

Independent analysis, gap assessments and practical support to strategies, action plans and cross-border cooperation.

For communities

Early-warning and resilience work with the people most exposed to recruitment and violence.

For partners and donors

Evidence, implementation and monitoring for programmes that need to deliver results on the ground.

Find the gaps

Strategic Research & Analysis

Evidence on where threats are moving faster than the responses meant to stop them.

  • Early-warning alerts with clear threat levels
  • Country and corridor threat assessments
  • Terrorism–organised crime convergence studies
  • Illicit mineral economy analysis
  • Gap analyses of national and regional responses
Close the gaps

Policy Advisory & Institutional Support

Practical, workable solutions developed with governments and institutions, not imposed on them.

  • Support to national and regional security strategies and policies
  • Action-plan reviews that turn strategy into delivery
  • Facilitated dialogue to break silos between agencies and between countries
  • Prison reform and border security advisory
  • Election security risk assessments
Build lasting capacity

Capacity Development & Training

Skills and systems that stay in place after a project ends, in institutions and in communities.

  • Analyst training: collection, verification and reporting
  • Design and set-up of early-warning systems
  • Community early-warning and resilience training
  • Countering online recruitment and radicalisation
Connect

Strategic Partnerships & Knowledge Exchange

Bringing states, communities, regional bodies and international partners to the same table.

  • Joint research and implementation projects
  • Expert dialogues and cross-border roundtables
  • Knowledge and data sharing with research partners
  • Partnerships with donors and development agencies

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