Samet Shabani

Samet Shabani is a US-based expert on countering violent extremism (CVE) and Islamist populism in the Balkans. He has a proven track record of publishing products in abovementioned topics for a number of leading domestic and international organizations. He is co-founder and former Chief Executive of Horizon Civitas, a North Macedonia-based non-profit on peace and security. Samet is alumnus of Sustainable Public Management (graduate program) at Malmö University and holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul University, Turkey. His former fellowships include: International Visitors and Leadership Program (IVLP) on P/CVE and REMVE by U.S State Department; Advanced Summer Programme: Terrorism, Counter-terrorism and the Rule of Law by International Centre for Counter-Terrorism and T.C.M Asser Institute in Netherlands; School of Public Policy by Council of Europe; and School for Politics by Presidency of North Macedonia. He has been recognized for his work with awards such as the IVLP Impact Award "For Dialogue, Against Extremism!" from the U.S. Department of State. Samet is a native Albanian and Macedonian speaker, fluent in English and Turkish, and proficient in Bosnian and French. LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samet-shabani/