Returning foreign terrorist fighters constitute a threat to Europe, which should neither be underestimated nor overstated. European member states have developed a number of measures and instruments to deal with […]
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Some 5000 men, women and children have travelled from Europe to Syria and Iraq since 2012. Less than a year after this process began, European intelligence services started to openly […]
The terrorist threat remained critical in Western Europe throughout 2017 and continued to be dominated by jihadi terrorism. 16 attacks struck eight different countries, while more than 30 plots were foiled. This […]
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Following the terrorist attacks in Paris (November 2015) and Brussels (March 2016), Belgium was subject to numerous criticisms. Belgium-bashing has now passed out of fashion, but it continues to shape […]
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Two years ago exactly, Belgium was struck by the worst terrorist attack in its history. The cell behind these deadly attacks was mostly composed of foreign fighters returning from Syria […]
Some 5000 men, women and children have travelled from Europe to Syria and Iraq since 2012. An estimated 1500 of these foreign terrorist fighters (FTF) have returned so far. Belgium, […]
Watch the recording of the webinar on Youtube En septembre 2021 auront lieu les commémorations du vingtième anniversaire du 11-Septembre. Les Etats-Unis semblent décidés à clore la parenthèse de […]
Entre 2003 et 2020, les juridictions belges ont poursuivi et condamné environ 500 personnes pour terrorisme. Bon nombre d’entre elles furent condamnées, souvent par défaut, à une peine de prison […]
En mars dernier, le Premier Ministre Alexander de Croo a indiqué l’intention du gouvernement belge de rapatrier les enfants belges détenus en Syrie, ainsi qu’un certain nombre de femmes belges […]
— CANCELLED — Assistant Secretary-General Michèle Coninsx, Executive Director of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) will discuss the UN’s role in counter-terrorism, and current terrorism […]