Landmark UN Humanitarian Sanctions Exemption Is a Massive Win but Needs More Support carnegieendowment.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from carnegieendowment.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The International Far-Right Terrorist Threat Requires a Multilateral Response
Editor’s Note:
Right-wing terrorism is a problem around the world, and international connections within the movement are growing. Although the Biden administration promises to step up efforts to fight this danger, most of the efforts are concentrated at home. Jason Blazakis and Naureen Chowdhury Fink of the Soufan Center present lessons from past efforts to fight terrorism globally and offer ways to use international organizations and action abroad to fight right-wing terrorism at home.
Daniel Byman
Right-wing violence is a global phenomenon. The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) illuminated this global challenge in 2020 when it issued an alert that cited “a 320% increase in terrorist attacks by groups or individuals affiliated” with right-wing extremism. A U.S.-only focus to countering far-right terrorism will not curb this growing threat to internati