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, […]
Defeating terrorism was one of Donald Trump’s key campaign promises. But there is no easy way to make sense of Donald Trump’s war on terror. Is it all bluster, aimed […]
Countries of the Maghreb have seen an unprecedented number of citizens travel to Syria and Iraq, to fight along jihadi groups. A number of these fighters have already returned, posing […]
Talk with Greg Barton. In several recent attacks, for instance in Christchurch, New Zealand, or in Sri Lanka, hateful extremism proved to be a precursor to violent extremism. If more […]
In de vroege jaren 2000 introduceerde Nederland de strijd tegen radicalisering, met als bedoeling de gevaren van bepaalde vormen van religieus militantisme te voorkomen die kunnen leiden tot daden van […]