In September 2011, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosted the launch of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF), an informal, action-oriented space made up of 30 founding members. This provided a forum where G7 and Muslim-majority countries could speak frankly about counterterrorism challenges and build the trust necessary for the development of innovative solutions.
Although largely operating beneath the radar and costing less than $1.5 million a year to sustain, the GCTF’s impact has been significant, writes Eric Rosand on the website of the defence and security think-tank RUSI; for the full article, Minding the Gap: A Multi-Layered Approach to Tackling Violent Extremism, visit https://rusi.org/.
