Examines European exit programs for members of violent groups and criminal gangs, and first-generation deradicalization programs in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. From the United States Institute of Peace
Revised version of the executive order that seeks to restrict entry into the U.S. of individuals from six Middle Eastern countries. The latest version excludes Iraq from the ban as well as green card holders, dual nationals, and people granted asylum or refugee status. Also reduces total number of refugees allowed to enter country annually. From the White House
http://strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=1339
Subtitled: History, Doctrine, Modus Operandi, and U.S. Policy to Degrade and Defeat Terrorism Conducted in the Name of Sunni Islam. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/resources/bin-laden-bookshelf?start=1
The final release of documents recovered from the compound used as Bin Laden’s final hideout. Covers 49 items and includes links to earlier releases of documents. From the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
http://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/The-Jihadi-Threat-ISIS-Al-Qaeda-and-Beyond.pdf
20 experts from U.S. think tanks and universities explore the world’s deadliest movements, their strategies, the future scenarios, and policy considerations. From the United States Institute of Peace
Describes the rise of an Islamic State enclave in eastern Afghanistan and its problems in trying to align with the Taliban and other jihadists from various parts of Asia. From the United States Institute of Peace
Offers background on the January 2016 Marrakesh Declaration on the Rights of Minorities in Predominantly Muslim Majority Countries. Explains the background and content of the Declaration, issued by Muslim scholars and politicians as a response to the widespread persecution against minorities by groups claiming Islamic justification for acts of violence. From the United States Institute of Peace
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/FR-2016-09-30/2016-23672
Invites comments on an agency review and possible revision of federal standards f or collecting and presenting data on race and ethnicity, which were last revised in 1997. Under consideration: the use of separate questions measuring race and ethnicity, the classification of a Middle Eastern and North African category, and the terminology used for race and ethnicity classifications. Summary with link to full text at bottom. From the Federal Register and GPO’s FDsys. Posted by the Office of Management and Budget.