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The Euro-Arab Foundation participates in Brussels in the strategic boost of the EU Knowledge Hub for 2026

Three researchers from the Euro-Arab Foundation for Higher Studies actively participated in the first Joint Thematic Panel Meeting of the EU Knowledge Hub (on the Prevention of Radicalisation), held on 21 January at the headquarters of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs.

This gathering marked the start of a pivotal year for security and PCVE (Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism) in Europe, where the primary focus will evolve from theoretical learning to practical implementation.

Towards a more practical and connected prevention

The hybrid meeting brought together co-leaders, Research Secretariats from the seven Thematic Panels, and Special Advisors of the EUKH. The core objective of the day was to define the strategic guidelines that will provide EU Member States with concrete tools and high-impact orientations to tackle current PCVE challenges.

Key points highlighted during the working sessions included:

  • Cross-panel synergies: The assembly identified the need to tackle complex issues through a multidisciplinary lens, bridging areas of expertise such as the intersection of online radicalisation and youth.
  • Knowledge translation: The 2026 strategy will focus on ensuring that conclusions and recommendations do not remain mere reports but are “translated” into effective public policies and practices for practitioners across Europe.
  • Strategic impact: Thanks to insights from experts and Special Advisors, new communication initiatives have been established to ensure that knowledge directly reaches decision-makers.

Commitment of the Euro-Arab Foundation

The presence of the Euro-Arab Foundation’s researchers—Paula Cano and José Luis Salido (Research Secretariat for Thematic Panel 5: ‘Lone Actors and Mental Health’) and Isabel Pérez (Research Secretariat for Thematic Panel 1: ‘Ideologies and Conspiracy Narratives’)—reinforces the Euro-Arab’srole as an essential bridge between academic research and the social application of prevention policies. Through this participation, the Foundation continues to contribute actively to community resilience and democratic security within the European framework.

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The Euro-Arab Foundation Contributes to the European Research on Global and Geopolitics of Radicalisation

As part of its work at the European Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation, the Euro-Arab Foundation is a member of the Research Secretariat for Thematic Panel 7, ‘Global and geopolitical factors and unwanted foreign influences’. Daniel F. Pérez García, a researcher and European projects manager, as well as a trainer on the prevention of radicalisation and violent extremism, is responsible for this secretariat task for a panel that examines how geopolitical factors and global dynamics drive radicalisation and extremism within the EU, particularly when unwanted foreign influences are involved.

The work of this panel, comprised of a group of experts from the academic, security, and political fields, focuses on offering evidence-based recommendations to member states to strengthen their proactive and reactive capacity against the external promotion of radicalisation. Thus, the panel analyses the influence of international and geopolitical events on extremist multi-ideological mobilisation in Europe, as well as influence and undesirable interference campaigns to strengthen radical groups in the EU.

The panel promotes dialogue among researchers, policymakers, and professionals to design strategies adapted to these emerging challenges, improve resilience, identify key players and their tactics, and evaluate the effectiveness of existing prevention instruments. It also facilitates cooperation with allied countries, such as those in the Mediterranean or the Western Balkans, and contributes to the EU’s Agenda for the Prevention of Terrorism and Violent Extremism.

“Preparing the Ground: Global Impact and Foreign Interference in the Prevention and Countering of Violent Extremism (P/CVE)” is the title of the first meeting that brought together members of this panel, and the final results can be consulted on this website.

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The Euro-Arab Foundation, Member of the Research Secretariat on Ideologies and Conspiracy Narratives of the EU Knowledge Hub

The EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation, a European Commission knowledge center, decided in June 2024 to create seven thematic panels composed of experts from research, academia, security, and politics who deal with extremism and radicalisation. These panels began operating in February 2025, collaborating to exchange ideas, share experiences, and develop concrete recommendations for EU member states.

One of these panels is Thematic Panel 1 on Ideologies and Conspiracy Narratives, which is co-led by two experts and focuses on understanding extremist ideologies, including new hybrid or fragmented ones, and the role of conspiracy theories in the radicalisation process. The Euro-Arab Foundation for Higher Studies is part of the Research Secretariat of this panel through Isabel Pérez Pérez, Communication Manager of the Foundation’s Department of Research and International Projects. Pérez uses her academic and professional experience in journalism to identify and dismantle extreme, conspiratorial, or manipulative ideologies, collaborating in institutional and academic forums to promote fairer, more critical, and less vulnerable narratives against hate and propaganda.

Addressing Radicalization and Conspiracy Narratives

Radicalisation is a complex process where individuals or groups adopt radical ideologies that justify violent or terrorist acts to achieve political goals or expand their ideology. In the EU, radicalisation has recently taken on connotations of hybrid, fragmented, or mixed ideologies, posing greater challenges to understanding their dynamics, origins, and evolution.

The Thematic Panel on Ideologies and Conspiracy Narratives analyzes how radical narratives spread digitally, their influence on recruiting and mobilising individuals, especially vulnerable youth, and examines threats such as jihadism, right-wing extremism, leftist tendencies, and viral conspiracy theories. Its key objectives include building an inventory of radical and conspiratorial narratives, identifying vulnerability factors, proposing effective preventive strategies, and defining legal and public policy frameworks to counteract these ideologies within EU member states.

So far, the Panel has held two meetings in May and July 2025, addressing topics such as how and why minors and youth are attracted to extremist ideologies, and the nexus between organized crime and extremism (how ideologies and conspiracy theories fuel the symbiotic relationship between crime and extremism).

The results of these meetings are publicly available on the thematic panel’s website.

https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/networks/eu-knowledge-hub-prevention-radicalisation/thematic-panels/thematic-panel-1-ideologies-and-conspiracy-narratives_en