"Between February 17-19, a large conference on “Countering Violent Extremism” convened in Washington, bringing together senior foreign dignitaries from over 60 countries, law enforcement officials, religious leaders, and experts. The meeting constituted a reaffirmation of the need for an effective multilateral strategy to counter and prevent violent extremism in today’s increasingly challenging environments. At the same time, it hinted at a very significant change in the international community’s approach to these problems: Scope, strategy, and semantics are being duly reconsidered. And yet a series of contradictions threaten to hamper the possibility of making credible headway." Hardeep S. Puri and El Okdah
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