1. Counter-radicalisation

2. Multiple Strands Counter-terrorism – military, police, intelligence Counter-radicalisation – civil society partners working closely with media De-radicalisation – knowledgeable and credible individuals with necessary insight and experience Disengagement – government via credible interlocutors

3. Counter-radicalisation Strategy Understand who can do what Expose the private face of extremist groups, and illustrate how the public face is carefully crafted propaganda Undermine their appeal by creating hostile and difficult territory for them to operate in: - address the very same issues they use to recruit - focus on their target audience with counter-propaganda - re-brand their message Dissect and ridicule their narrative in public Seek to make them unfashionable by creating civil intolerance for their ideas

4. Partners Differentiate between engagement and empowerment Avoid self-appointed community representatives or gate- keepers and identity politics in general Popularity should not be confused with credibility Non-sectarian values driven approach, stand for something Partners should be actively sought out and engaged to provide specific services, general preaching or promotion of political agendas should be avoided Initiatives that are viewed as grassroots, youth and civil society led are the most credible

5. Undermining Appeal Identity - building an inclusive civic identity that makes everyone feel accepted Grievances – addressing key geo-political issues openly and honestly, allowing diverse viewpoints to surface Counter-propaganda – focusing specifically at discrediting the work and message of extremist groups via mainstream and social media inc. re-branding their message Building resilience – popularising credible counter- narrative amongst key sections of society tailoring output to audiences Morale – undermine theirs at every opportunity on every new development, highlighting defections and failures

6. Dissecting the narrative Political – what is realpolitik, de-contextualised political analysis, good vs. evil framework, what motivates foreign policy, selective moral outrage Historical – exposing romanticised historical narrative, popularising alternative readings of history and highlighting their illiteracy in this regard Theological – highlighting plethora of interpretations in Islam, the work of moderate theologians, prominent theological rebuttals of their tactics and recantations of prominent former extremists