Countering Hate
This paper follows up a presentation by Paul Tilley, Managing Director of iN2, at the <strong>9th National Summit on Strategic Communications</strong> on May 8, 2018 at American University in Washington, D.C. This paper explores in detail how this was achieved and what it means for strategic communications and countering violent extremism. By examining successful communication resistance in Mosul, we argue counter-messaging can no longer afford to ignore best practices and should place tangibility at its core. As violent networks proliferate globally, the stakes are too high for...
read moreThe Envoy and the Bot: Tangibility in Daesh’s Online and Offline Recruitment
iN2 PRACTITIONERS’ SERIES This paper is the first in a series within which iN2 practitioners will look back at the exclusive experience and insight collected through observing unique initiatives in Syria, Iraq and beyond, as well as public and private online platforms. Interrogating on-the-ground situations with scholarly debate and decision-maker discussions, the series intends to identify opportunities, support priorities and inspire debates related to the ever-pressing question of “what next?”. To prevent the pervasive influence of extremist violence, these papers aim to further the...
read moreMastering the Art of Making a Difference
Conversation with Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović On May 9, 2014, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović addressed the 5th National Summit on Strategic Communications in Washington DC in her role as NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy. A short time later, she took a leave from NATO to campaign for election as President of her native country, the Republic of Croatia. On January 11, 2015, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović won the election, and in February 2015 she was inaugurated as Croatia’s first female president and the fourth president of the former Yugoslav...
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