[3] ICCT's staff includes a number of scholars and practitioners with expertise in the fields of counter-terrorism and international diplomacy.

[5] ICCT's work focuses on themes at the intersection of countering violent extremism and criminal justice sector responses, as well as human rights related aspects of counter-terrorism.

ICCT convenes forums, workshops and Live Briefing on topics such as radicalization,[6] foreign fighters,[7] the legal boundaries of the battlefield,[8] administrative measures[9] and Gender and extremism.

[10] The centre also frequently conducts training programs, provides technical assistance to missions and carries out country-specific analyses of terrorism and its effects.

The centre works closely with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) including various agencies of the United Nations such as the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED);[11] the UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF); the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI); the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF);[12] and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).