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# Radicalization and Extremism
# Radicalization and Extremism
CSIS has analyzed the rise of radical Islamic groups globally, including their operational tactics and ideological motivations. For instance, reports have detailed how the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) poses a persistent threat in Pakistan, capable of conducting mass-casualty attacks despite facing challenges from local militant groups like the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)<ref>Palmer, Alexander, and Mackenzie Holtz. The Islamic State Threat in Pakistan: Trends and Scenarios. Aug. 2023. www.csis.org, https://www.csis.org/analysis/islamic-state-threat-pakistan-trends-and-scenarios.</ref>.
CSIS has analyzed the rise of radical Islamic groups globally, including their operational tactics and ideological motivations. For instance, reports have detailed how the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) poses a persistent threat in Pakistan, capable of conducting mass-casualty attacks despite facing challenges from local militant groups like the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)<ref>Palmer, Alexander, and Mackenzie Holtz. The Islamic State Threat in Pakistan: Trends and Scenarios. Aug. 2023. www.csis.org, https://www.csis.org/analysis/islamic-state-threat-pakistan-trends-and-scenarios.</ref>.
The center emphasizes that ISKP's agenda is explicitly sectarian, targeting non-Sunni Muslims and aiming to establish a transnational caliphate.
The center emphasizes that ISKP's agenda is explicitly sectarian, targeting non-Sunni Muslims and aiming to establish a transnational caliphate.
# Surveillance of Muslim Communities
# Surveillance of Muslim Communities
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