A new piece for Foreign Policy’s AfPak Channel, looking at the flow of British jihadists to Pakistan. A number that seems to have decreased and that is clearly not being as directed or tapped into as it was before. While plots still pop up with links to Pakistan (something that is not that surprising when [...]
Posts Tagged ‘counter-terrorism’
In Short Supply: The Britain-Pakistan Jihadist Trade Flow
Posted: April 25, 2012 in Foreign PolicyTags: Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, Europe, Pakistan, radicalization, terrorism, UK
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The British End of the German al Qaeda Documents
Posted: March 19, 2012 in Free Rad!calsTags: 21/7, 7/7, Afghanistan, Britain's Jihad, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, Europe, Germany, Overt, Pakistan, Rashid Rauf, terrorism, UK
A new post for Free Rad!cals this time exploring in some depth documents I have not managed to see first hand yet (hint, if anyone feels like sharing or has more info about them, please don’t hesitate to write!). An admittedly slightly premature piece consequently, but it gives me an opportunity to extemporise about a [...]
Al Shabaab’s British Accent
Posted: March 10, 2012 in CNNTags: Al Qaeda, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, Europe, radicalization, shabaab, Somalia, terrorism, UK
A new post for CNN on the British connection with al Shabaab. Have been talking to a lot of people about this of late, and am wondering when the story is going to take off. It may be on the cusp of turning into something, but we shall see. For previous bits on the topic, [...]
Grinding Terrorist Networks Down in 2012
Posted: March 2, 2012 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Anwar al awlaki, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, Europe, Pakistan, radicalization, terrorism, Yemen
A short article for a new outlet, this time an interesting student run website called E-International Relations. They contacted me looking for a piece, and I am always happy to write for places that ask nicely (well, within reason, at the moment am trying to avoid taking on new commitments as am desperately trying to [...]
When is a Lone Wolf a Lone Wolf?
Posted: March 1, 2012 in Free Rad!calsTags: Al Qaeda, Anwar al awlaki, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, lone wolves, terrorism, US
This is going up a bit late, since have been a bit distracted with other obligations. It also ended up being published after Intelwire and Red State articles on the topic, though I had written it before reading them both (honest!). A long post for Free Rad!cals, something I am trying to return to with some [...]
The Perils of Leaderless Jihad
Posted: February 8, 2012 in Foreign PolicyTags: British counter-terrorism, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, Europe, kashmir, Pakistan, radicalization, UK
A new piece for Foreign Policy’s AfPak Channel, this time looking in some detail at a plot that was disrupted in the UK last week. The chaps are about to get sentenced this week, and I may cover another aspect of this in another upcoming piece some point soon. On another note the friendly team [...]
Muslim Integration: America Must Avoid Europe’s Mistakes
Posted: February 2, 2012 in Free Rad!calsTags: counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, Europe, terrorism, UK, US, US foreign policy
Another short blogpost for Free Rad!cals, this time on a topic that has been bugging me for a while. It seems as though the US is making a few unfortunate choices in counter-radicalisation terms that emulate earlier mistakes Europe made, something particularly silly given how much attention they have lavished on studying and criticising Europe’s [...]
Whither al Suri?
Posted: January 26, 2012 in Free Rad!calsTags: Abu Musab al Suri, Anwar al awlaki, AQAP, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, lone wolves, radicalization, Syria, terrorism, Yemen
A post for the long-ignored Free Rad!cals at ICSR. This one looking at the stories around Abu Musab al-Suri’s possible release and the implications of it. Brynjar was kind enough to give me some time to talk about it and I would recommend everyone read his book on the subject if they find the time. [...]
What Might Boko Haram Do?
Posted: January 20, 2012 in CNNTags: Al Qaeda, AQAP, AQIM, Boko Haram, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, jihad, radicalization, shabaab, shabab, terrorism
A new piece for CNN, this time looking in a bit more detail at the group Boko Haram to try to understand what lessons can be learned from nearby al Qaeda affiliates and fellow travellers to see about its trajectory as an global terrorist threat. My sense is that it is unlikely to start actively [...]
Lone Attacker or Lone Wolf?
Posted: December 26, 2011 in CNNTags: counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, defining terrorism, legislation, lone wolves, radicalization, terrorism
A new outlet, CNN’s Security Clearance blog, on an old topic: Lone Wolves and how exactly to define them using a couple of cases from earlier in the month. Not exactly a very seasonal topic, but terrorism seems to never stop. Lone attacker or lone wolf? By Raffaello Pantucci, Special to CNN EDITOR’S NOTE: Raffaello [...]
