Periodic Table
Periodic Table
Periodic Table of Terrorist Groups
Navanti’s Periodic Table of Terrorist Groups provides a visualization of State Department’s list of designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
History
Originally designed in 2010 as a fun side project by our analysts, the Periodic Table has become popular among practitioners and academics as a useful visualization for the state of global terrorism. The Periodic Table received updates in 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, and 2021 as it was augmented with up-to-date academic data.
Purpose
However you use the Periodic Table, we’d love to hear about it. Drop us a line at: info@navantigroup.com. In the last eight years, we’ve heard about the Periodic Table being used in undergraduate syllabi, figures in PhD dissertations, practitioner reference guides, as a hotly debated item on blogs and forums, and one famous example in a Business Insider article.
Navanti Periodic Table of Terrorist Groups – November 2023
Navanti presents the November 2023 update of the Periodic Table of Terrorist Groups. It’s important to highlight that certain groups, namely Harakat Sawa’d Misr (HASM), AOI Army of Islam, Ansar Al Shar’ia in Damah (AAS), Ansar Al Shari’a in Benghazi (AAS), Ansar Al Shari’a in Tunisia (AAS), ISIS Bangladesh, and CPA Revolution Armed Force of Colombia People’s Army, have been moved to the inactive category. This decision was made due to the inability in capturing open-source intelligence (OSINT) operations, a lack of documented claimed attacks, or instances where the groups themselves announced their dissolution. Notwithstanding, persistent global threats from active terrorist entities such as ISIS and al-Qa’ida continue, with large-scale attacks occurring across various regions. The Sahel region in Africa continue to see a surge in violent extremist organizations (VEOs), resulting in an increase in attacks, while Western states in Europe and North America have experienced a decline in terrorist activity since October 2022. Additionally, commendable milestones have been achieved in countering ISIS branches, particularly in Iraq and northeastern Syria, under a revamped counterterrorism policy led by the United States and its global partners.
Navanti Periodic Table of Terrorist Groups – October 2022
The most significant change since March 2021 was an uptick in violence across the Sahel region of Africa as violent extremist organizations (VEOs) rapidly grew in size and increased attacks. In contrast, western states in Europe and North America experienced reduced terrorist activity during the same period. Overall, a majority of terrorist attacks recorded globally were carried out in Sub-Saharan Africa. The African branches of the Islamic State in West Africa, the DRC, and Mozambique were particularly active, increasing the frequency of attacks perpetrated by the three affiliates as their ranks swelled with new recruits. The year has also seen Al-Qa’ida’s regional branch rebrand itself as JNIM, which has expanded its activities further south into West African coastal countries, while also competing with and fighting against IS in the area. In South Asia, Afghanistan witnessed heightened levels of VEO activity as well as the deadliest attack of the year when Islamic State affiliate ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) targeted the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul with a suicide bombing that killed 170 Afghanis and 13 US military personnel.
Changes to the Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) list included the December 2021 addition of the Segunda Marquetalia, a group of former Colombian guerillas who refused disarmament. The US Department of State also announced the reclassification of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP) following the May 2022 removal of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), representing the US government’s recognition of the group’s continued activity in Colombia despite progress towards disarmament since the 2016 peace agreement.
Navanti Periodic Table of Terrorist Groups – March 2021
The most significant change between 2019 and 2020 was the proliferation of violent extremist organizations (VEO) in Africa. Harakat Sawa’d Misr – also known as HASM – in Egypt, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria – Democratic Republic of the Congo (ISIS-DRC), and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria – Mozambique (ISIS-Mozambique) were added to the Foreign Terrorist Organizations list under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended. Additionally, The Middle East and South Asia experienced the most change in force size and number of attacks – most significantly, AQAP reduced the pace of their attacks on civilian and government targets.
Navanti Periodic Table of Terrorist Groups-August 2019
All previous references on the table to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have been updated to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as the latter is now more conventional in State Department documentation. ISIS was added to the FTO list in 2004 and since then, the group’s influence has spread to many countries across the regions. Only one group (ANO) was removed from the previous table and eight were added to the list between 2017 and 2019 (Africa: ISIS-WA, ISIS-GS, & JNIM; Middle East: AAB*Bahrain & IRGC; South Asia: HM, ISIS-B, & ISIS-P). Two groups were changed to an inactive status (ETA – Europe and LTTE – South Asia). Notably, Hamas experienced growth in its membership, and increased attacks in the Gaza Strip between 2017 and 2018.
Navanti Periodic Table of Terrorist Groups-January 2018
The most significant change between 2014 and 2017 was the proliferation of the Islamic State (ISIL) and its affiliates in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia, adding five of the thirteen new groups over the reporting period. The Middle East and South Asia also experienced the most change in force size and number of attacks, with AQAP, AUM, DHKP, H, Hi, IG, JAT, and KACH increasing. While eight groups in total reduced the pace of their attacks on civilian and government targets, eight others maintained the level of activity by increasing their attacks: AAD, AQAP, ETA, Hi, IM, JeM, LJ, and TTP.
Navanti Periodic Table of Terrorist Groups-September 2014
The design was stretched in 2014 as the total number of groups jumped to 61 designated FTOs. This is a 30% increase over the 2010 data set, with the Middle East growing to 23 and South Asia growing to 14 entities.
Navanti Periodic Table of Terrorist Groups-October 2012
The 2012 update showed the total number of designated FTOs grow to 51 worldwide, with the Middle East growing to 19 organizations.
Navanti Periodic Table of Terrorist Groups-October 2010
The original Periodic Table. This was our first attempt at organizing the FTO list and assigning values for group size and number of attacks. 47 groups in all, with 2 being considered Global.
USAID GISR IDIQ
USAID GISR IDIQ
Navanti Group secured a seat with the Governance Integration for Stabilization and Resilience in the Middle East and North Africa (GISR MENA) Consortium. GISR can be used by USAID missions and offices for analytical work, field implementation and capacity development of staff, implementing partners and host country institutions. Technical Areas of Work focus are Learning & Knowledge Management, Enabling Effective Governance Response to Shocks and Stressors, Community Resilience.
Buy-ins can be initiated to:
Conduct assessments to understand shocks, stressors and changing political and social dynamics to inform governance, countering violent extremism (CVE) and conflict mitigation programming
Meet rapid response needs to address significant political or socioeconomic shocks and unexpected governance opportunities
Test pilot activities related to stabilization, governance, conflict / CVE and resilience and adapt them for scaling
Share promising practices and lessons learned and strengthen knowledge and skills to address governance and fragility challenges
Develop bridge activities that help span gaps in governance programming while developing a new strategy or program or the transition from humanitarian to development assistance
Ensure the inclusion of youth, women and marginalized populations in governance and conflict programming
TO INITIATE A BUY-IN,
Contact ME/TS COR Najiyah Alwazir at nalwazir@usaid.gov and A/ COR Rachel Goldberg at rgoldberg@usaid.gov to discuss your project concept or scope of work and its fit with GISR’s scope of work.
When a potential project concept or scope of work matches GISR’s mandate, your Mission or office can select one of the following options:
Option 1: Submit a rough or fully fleshed out scope of work to the COR and A/COR for feedback and/or approval; or
Option 2: Put forward a concept that still needs development to define a scope of work, and request one or more of the following forms of assistance:
Technical and political economy assessments and/or stakeholder consultations to inform concept development and scope of work design; and/or
a co-design process with ME/TS and the MSI consortium to convert the concept into a scope of work. 3. Once there is an approved scope of work, the COR will request the MSI consortium to provide comments on the SOW and a draft budget for discussion with your Mission or office and the ME/TS COR.
GISR can also be used to support technical and organizational assessments that will inform the conceptualization of long-term governance and fragility programs that will be competed separately.
USAID ASIV IDIQ
USAID ASIV IDIQ
Analytical Services IV (ASIV)
Navanti secured a seat on Analytical Services IV (ASIV) IDIQ. It is an Agency-wide $70 million indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract. The purpose of the IDIQ is to provide the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance’s Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DCHA/DRG) with the experts, resources, and analytical tools to respond to requests for democracy, human rights and governance (DRG) Assessments, DRG sub-sectoral, and related assessments or analysis; technical assistance to support DRG strategic planning, program design, and results management; research, special studies, and surveys; training and networking support; and rapid response transitional environment support. Analytical services under this IDIQ will improve USAID’s ability to promote resilient, democratic societies, and support U.S foreign policy objectives. Support for democracy, human rights and governance is vital to the pursuit of freedom and national security, and is essential to achieve the Agency’s and the U.S. Government’s broader social and economic development goals.
Specifically, units can use ASIV to:
DRG assessments, applied political economy analyses, sub-sectoral and technical assessments or analyses;
DRG strategy development and support for strategic planning;
Program design and results management support;
Research, special studies and surveys;
Training development and delivery, and professional networking; and
DRG rapid response analytical and technical assistance support for transitional environments.
WHO CAN USE ASIV
USAID operating units will be able to draw upon the IDIQ’s analytical services to ensure that DRG sector and sub-sector strategies, planning and decision making, programs, performance management plans, and monitoring and evaluation plans are based on in- depth, well-informed, gender sensitive assessments and analyses; research; valid data; expertise and best practices in the field of democracy, human rights, and governance. The IDIQ will also provide expertise to operating units seeking to apply PEA across sectors, such as health, agriculture, education, and biodiversity, in order to encourage integrated programming and improved governance in those and other sectors. The analytical workperformed under the IDIQ will strengthen DRG outcomes across USAID’s fieldmissions, including in complex, transitioning, and post-conflict environments. The analytical work performed under the IDIQ will also integrate the principles of ADS 205 on Integrating Gender Equality and Female Empowerment in USAID’s Program Cycle.This IDIQ also gives DCHA/DRG a degree of technical oversight and engagement with analytical activities undertaken in the field.
USAID MEO IDIQ
USAID MEO IDIQ
Management Excellence for Operations (MEO)
Navanti secured a seat on The Management Excellence for Operations (MEO) IDIQ. It is an Agency-wide $40 million indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract. The purpose of the MEO IDIQ is to strengthen operations performance management practices at USAID. Specifically, operating units can use MEO to:
analyze operations performance data, processes, and management issues to improve USAID’s efficiency and effectiveness;
provide surge capacity, support, and technical assistance to USAID operating units to comply with internal and external requirements related to operations performance management;
improve the USAID’s internal and external communications, products, and information.
WHO CAN USE MEO
All Washington and overseas USAID operating units can access MEO. The Bureau for Management’s Office of Management Policy, Budget, and Performance (M/MPBP) manages the MEO contract, and each task order is independently administered by the issuing operating unit. If an operating unit is interested in using MEO, it must submit a scope of work to the contracting office representative (COR) for approval. The COR, Maggie Strong, can be reached at mastrong@usaid.gov
U.N. Global Compact
U.N. Global Compact
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2019, Navanti Group has joined the growing number of companies that supports the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. With this communication, we express our intent to implement those principles and document our Communication on Progress (COP). We are committed to making the U.N. Global Compact and its principles part of the strategy, culture and day-to-day operations of our company, and engage in collaborative projects which advance the broader development goals of the United Nations, particularly the Sustainable Development Goals.
Human Rights
Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labor
Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and
Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Environment
Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Anti-Corruption
Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
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