Returnees in the Maghreb. A European perspective
More than 10,000 individuals travelled from Europe and North Africa to fight in Syria and Iraq. Now, Europe and North Africa are dealing with the challenge of returning foreign fighters, […]
More than 10,000 individuals travelled from Europe and North Africa to fight in Syria and Iraq. Now, Europe and North Africa are dealing with the challenge of returning foreign fighters, […]
On 12 November, the UN Security Council organised an Arria meeting on the challenges of radicalisation in prison. Our Senior Fellow Thomas Renard was invited to share his academic expertise […]
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Europa kan zijn Syriëgangers niet langer negeren. Een ‘gecontroleerde’ repatriëring lijkt de minst slechte optie, vinden Rik Coolsaet et Thomas Renard. This article was first published in De standaard.
In the context of the Turkish military offensive in northern Syria, and the resulting insecurity and instability in the various camps and prisons where ISIS foreign fighters are being held, […]
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Donald Trump’s unexpected decision to abandon the United States’s Kurdish partners as the Turkish military initiated a new offensive in northern Syria will have serious ramifications for how the United States and its partners […]
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The European Union and its Member States blame US President Donald Trump for withdrawing American troops from Northern Syria, thus paving the way for Turkey to send its armed forces […]
FULLY BOOKED ***Version française ci-dessous*** ***Nederlandstalige versie hieronder*** In 2014, the declaration of the Islamic State caliphate was hailed as a major victory by the global jihadist movement. But it […]
By Staffan de Mistura, Former Under-Secretary-General, UN Special Envoy for Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon He will share with us his experience as special UN envoy in his successive peace missions […]
Profound geopolitical changes in the Middle East and North Africa have created great instability and unpredictability. How will the region evolve in the future? And: what does it mean for […]
The expansion of China’s involvement in Africa has led to its growing security engagement on the continent, driven by concerns over the protection of investments and overseas nationals, demands by […]