The International Crisis Group is an independent organisation working to prevent wars and shape policies to build a more peaceful world. They engage directly with various conflict actors to seek and share information and encourage intelligent action for peace. Their work informs counter-terrorism experts for policy discussions, highlights opportunities for effective early action, guides media coverage and draws attention to under-reported conflicts and humanitarian emergencies. 

The International Institute for Justice and Rule of Law (IIJ) pursues its mission by designing and delivering tailored capacity-building programmes and activities that help governments and practitioners address – in a practical, effective and collaborative manner – the evolving and multifaceted nature of contemporary terrorism and related transnational crime. The Institute addresses issues of rule of law responses to terrorism and impunity related to terrorism-related offences. 

The Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI) brings together a multi-national team divided into 10 research units with a regional focus. IFRI’s policy-oriented research strives to shed light on international events and put them in perspective. It is primarily useful for political and economic decision-makers as well as academics, opinion leaders, and civil society representatives. IFRI's counter-terrorism research focuses on strategic thinking from a European perspective.

Hedayah is an international organisation dedicated to using its expertise and experiences to counter violent extremism (CVE) through dialogue, communications, capacity-building programs, research and analysis. As a thought leader in the CVE community, Hedayah approaches CVE from various angles, tackling threats of violent extremism on all levels, from supporting governments in developing their national CVE strategies to engaging with actors on the ground.

The Handa Center for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) is dedicated to the study of the causes, dynamics, characteristics and consequences of terrorism and related forms of political violence. In doing so, it is committed to rigorous, evidence-based, scholarly analysis that is policy-relevant but
independent.

The Global Center works to achieve lasting security by advancing inclusive, human rights-based policies, partnerships, and practices to address the root causes of violent extremism. The centre focuses on four mutually reinforcing objectives: (1) Supporting communities in addressing the drivers of conflict and violent

The French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) is one of the leading independent European think tanks on geopolitical and strategic studies. IRIS activities can be divided into four fields: research, organisation of events and meetings, publishing and training, and many IRIS projects and publications deal with issues of counter-terrorism, radicalisation, defence policy and violent extremism. 

The European Institute for Counter-Terrorism and Conflict Preventions deals with Europe's central security policy challenges. As a worldwide network of internationally active terrorism and hybrid conflicts are a growing threat, EICTP devotes itself to in-depth analyses and studies of such uncertainty scenarios and wants to contribute well-founded strategies and solution scenarios actively.

Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations is an independent think-tank based in Brussels. Its interdisciplinary research is conducted in a spirit of total academic freedom. Drawing on the expertise of its own research fellows and that of external specialists, both Belgian and foreign, it provides analysis and
policy options that are meant to be as operational as possible. The Egmont Institute regularly publishes analyses on topics related to counter-terrorism.

CYTREC is an interdisciplinary centre. Its experts have backgrounds in law, criminology, political science, linguistics and psychology and work with partners to ask the research questions that matter, share findings, and produce policy recommendations. CYTREC projects and publications encompass both empirically grounded research and interdisciplinary methodologies to assess the threat of cyber-terrorism