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Like the United Kingdom, the US launched its countering violent extremism strategy (CVE) enterprise in response to a perceived increase in radicalization among its Muslim citizens. The US enterprise, however, lacks a clear definition, is based on flawed assumptions about what works, and its proponents have yet to question whether CVE is worth doing in the first place. The United Kingdom’s approach suffered from similar shortcomings when it was first introduced, many of which were corrected in a later program update. The author thinks it is time for the United States to do the same.