Online Resources

Meet a RAN practitioner! RAN podcasts showcase the work undertaken by RAN’s frontline practitioners to prevent and counter radicalisation.

A podcast produced by the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center, based at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). On NCITE Insights, host Erin Grace interviews leading experts in psychology, criminology, political science, and more to make sense of today’s headlines as they relate to terrorism and targeted violence. 

This podcast series, conducted by RUSI's Terrorism and Conflict group, explores some key concepts in preventative counterterrorism work, drawing on global experience and RUSI research. Several key themes and ideas, as well as methods to prevent and counter violent extremism, emerge.

Talking Terror is a podcast series presented and produced by Dr John F. Morrison, a senior lecturer in criminology at Royal Holloway, University of London. In the episodes, John talks to world-leading experts on terrorism and extremism about their research findings and their impact. These conversations will allow the listener to get an in-depth insight into some of the best research on terrorism from the researchers themselves. Within the episodes, the guests will discuss their own research, as well as the research of others who have influenced them.

Taking Apart Terror: the West Africa Edition is a nine-episode series with experts from Nigeria, the Lake Chad Basin, and beyond that analyse and deconstruct the reality of terrorist group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Among other things, the podcast discusses how climate change directly affects communities, gives ISWAP new opportunities, and shows how women are essential agents in dismantling terror groups.

Offered by Stanford Online, this course brings together internationally renowned experts, scientists, political activists and scholars from a wide variety of fields,  who share a strong commitment to the urgency of educating people on the topic of nuclear terrorism.

This course by GeorgetownX explores the nuances involved in defining terrorism; the nature of Al Qaeda, Hamas, the Islamic State, and other important groups; the effectiveness of different counter-terrorism tools; terrorist recruiting, counter-terrorism and the rule of law; the political context in South Asia and the Middle East; and the terrorist use of technology.

The online Advanced Certificate in Terrorism Studies program from John Jay College of Criminal Justice offers a dynamic online education taught by leading authorities in terrorism studies, law enforcement, and criminal justice.

NATO officially launched its standardised curriculum on counter-terrorism in 2020. Since then, experts have been working on transforming the Counter-Terrorism Reference Curriculum (CTRC) into a comprehensive online course.