Books
The Evolution of Counter-Terrorism Since 9/11
What is counter-terrorism? While the answer to this question may seem self-evident, it has become quite complicated to define the contours of a field that has expanded dramatically in the […]
Books
What is counter-terrorism? While the answer to this question may seem self-evident, it has become quite complicated to define the contours of a field that has expanded dramatically in the […]
In spite of the growing amount of literature published on terrorism over the past 20 years, counter-terrorism is rarely considered as a subject of research by itself. Empirical or data-driven […]
The mobilisation of European volunteers for the jihad in Syria and Iraq was unprecedented. Fighters returning to Europe present a serious and multifaceted challenge to Europe, as well as various […]
Commentaries
Right-wing extremist Jurgen Conings has been on the loose for two weeks, raising fundamental questions about radicalisation in the armed forces notably. Some Members of Parliament have proposed to merge […]
Commentaries
In 2021, the jihadi threat will likely retain two main dimensions: one linked to the caliphate’s legacy; and the other stemming from fringe extremists. Altogether, these two configurations suggest that jihadi […]
Other publications
« En août 2020, environ 60 enfants liés à la Belgique seraient encore détenus dans les camps kurdes, dans le nord de la Syrie, dans des conditions extrêmement difficiles. Les […]
International politics is not about charity, but about the pursuit of interests. That seems self-evident, but to the European Union it wasn’t. For a long time the EU closed its […]
Terrorism tends to evolve in waves. The ISIS brand of terrorism is bound to wane too. It has lost much of its territory, income and tens of thousands of fighters. […]
The presence of former criminals in terrorist groups is neither new nor unprecedented. But with Daesh/Islamic State and the ongoing mobilisation of European jihadists, the phenomenon has become more pronounced, […]
The purpose of the Good Practices Exchange Forum is to bring together key individuals from law enforcement, academia, civil society and practitioners who face from differing perspectives a common challenge: […]