Despite the military defeat of Daesh, many of the drivers which initially encouraged individuals to join a violent extremist group have not been addressed. Radicalisation does not occur in a vacuum and it has been increasingly shown that individuals adhere to violent extremist ideology because of contextual frustrations. They adopt a new worldview and identity roles in their search for alternatives to their personal status quo. Violent extremist groups have been incredibly adept at understanding this and adjusting their recruitment techniques accordingly. However, the majority of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) efforts have been reactive attempts to tackle the symptoms of radicalisation and have focused around state-centric security measures, military tactics, and a high involvement of security services. However, few — if any — of these measures have engaged with or attempted to address the root human security causes which encourage vulnerable and marginalised individuals to turn to violent extremism. This paper seeks to highlight and identify some of the ongoing socio-economic and political drivers of radicalisation across the WANA region, with a particular focus on Tunisia, Lebanon, and Jordan. All three of these countries have been affected by violent extremism despite large contextual differences in demographics, recent histories, and governance structures. However, the commonalities between the countries become clear when the socio-economic and political frustrations facing their populations are considered. These frustrations can function as drivers of radicalisation, and will be the focus of this paper. The paper initially takes a thematic approach before considering each country in turn. This way it is hoped that important radicalisation trends, such as the role of relative deprivation and geographical marginalisation, might be highlighted between the three countries. By turning a spotlight onto the often tangible grievances which can make violent extremism appear as a valid option to individuals across the region, this paper may serve as both an effective review of the literature and a guiding note for the integration of P/CVE measures into future human security programming.