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June 4, 2009: "Rewriting the Narrative: An Integrated Strategy for Counterradicalization"

HSPI's Policy & Research Forums spotlight cutting-edge policy solutions and innovative research. For years, many leading policymakers, practitioners, academicians, and researchers from the U.S. and abroad have chosen to share their insights at HSPI. The Forum features these leading thinkers in a more systematic way designed to better highlight their work and ensure it receives even greater exposure in key communities.

Recent guests and topics include: Mayor Hiroshi Yamada of Suginami City, Tokyo, on ties between the next generation of U.S. and Japanese leaders; Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Senior Analyst Daniel Kimmage on "The Al-Qaeda Media Nexus" with HSPI Steering Committee member Bruce Hoffman and terrorism expert Peter Bergen; S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Professor Kumar Ramakrishna on the Malayan Emergency; IBM Global Leadership Initiative on “Technology in Homeland Security: A Double-Edged Sword"; Head of the UK Research, Information, and Communications Unit Jonathan Allen, DHS Officer for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Daniel Sutherland, and Counterterrorism Blog Research Director Jeffrey Imm on "Words Matter: The Role of Lexicon in Counterterrorism Communications Strategy"; HSPI Senior Fellow Geneive Abdo on "Policy Challenges in Engaging with Muslim Communities at Home and Abroad"; Quilliam Foundation Director Maajid Nawaz on extremism and de-radicalization in the Islamic context; King's College London professor Dr. Peter Neumann on "Countering Radicalization in Europe"; Carnegie Endowment associate Dr. Christopher Boucek on Saudi Arabia’s efforts to reintegrate its citizens involved in extremism into everyday society; and investigative journalist Douglas Farah, former Chief Counsel of the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Stephen Kroll, Washington Institute for Near East Policy senior fellow Dr. Matthew Levitt, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Law Enforcement Jonathan Winer on "Targetting Terrorist Finances.

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