In this article, Hellmuth assesses the effectiveness of recent German local, state, and federal counter-radicalization efforts, measures, and initiatives.
Learn MoreIran�s nuclear ambitions � and the West�s response � are analyzed by Hellmuth in an article published by the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies.
Learn MorePublished in the Journal for Deradicalization, This article analyzes and compares French and U.S. domestic responses to Jihadi radicalization, placing particular attention on the similarities between the two.
Learn MoreIn response to the Paris attacks, much in line with its security-oriented methods and outlook, the French government increased counterterrorism spending and surveillance powers. Various other measures are noteworthy, however, as they focus on prison radicalization and represent an effort to strengthen the counterradicalization campaign.
Learn MoreHellmuth argues that the nature of state responses to terrorism is shaped by the particular governmental framework and process within which counterterrorism measures are decided. Using four Western democracies as case studies, Hellmuth measures effects of government structures on counterterrorism decision-making processes and outcomes. In doing so, she examines how similar or different the responses have been in four parliamentary and presidential systems, and clears up common misperceptions about domestic counterterrorism efforts on both sides of the Atlantic.
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