A slightly delayed piece for CNN on a topic I have covered repeatedly, the subject of Lone Wolves and specifically the case of Mohammed Merah in France. It has also been a quiet period of late as I am travelling in a rather far-flung place, but more on that later. In France, a new type [...]
Posts Tagged ‘France’
In France, a new type of Lone Wolf Threat
Posted: April 10, 2012 in CNNTags: Afghanistan, Europe, France, Lone wolf, lone wolves, Mohammed Merah, Mohammed Muhidin Gelle, Pakistan, radicalization, shabaab, terrorism
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Locating Al Qaeda’s Center of Gravity: The Role of Middle Managers
Posted: October 31, 2011 in Studies in Conflict and TerrorismTags: Afghanistan, al muhajiroun, Al Qaeda, counter-terrorism, France, Germany, Pakistan, terrorism, UK
A new journal article for Studies in Conflict and Terrorism with Peter and Ryan looking at the community of “middle managers” in al Qaeda. It got a write-up on Bloomberg that appears to have been picked up in a couple of places. Took a while to emerge, but explores some ideas and a community that [...]
The Next Decade of Terror
Posted: October 17, 2011 in PresentationsTags: Al Qaeda, Anwar al awlaki, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, denmark, Europe, France, Germany, lone wolves, radicalization, right wing terrorism, UK
As I mentioned previously, I was recently in Bucharest for a session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. As part of this, they have published my comments online. They can now be found here. As you will see, the presentation touches upon the terrorist threat to Europe and the western alliance more broadly – it draws [...]
The Islamist Terrorist Threat to Europe after Osama bin Laden’s Death
Posted: October 5, 2011 in Chatham HouseTags: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, AQAP, AQIM, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, denmark, Europe, France, Germany, lone wolves, Osama bin laden, Pakistan, radicalization, shabaab, shabab, terrorism, UK
A longer paper on the current state of the Islamist terrorist threat to Europe ten years on from 9/11 for Chatham House. It was written and presented prior to news of Awlaki’s death, so that is not included, but I do not think it alters a huge amount the thrust of the piece, except to [...]
The White Man’s Jihad
Posted: May 14, 2011 in Foreign PolicyTags: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, australia, converts, Europe, France, Germany, lashkar e toiba, Pakistan, radicalization, terrorism, UK
A new piece for Foreign Policy’s AfPak Channel, looking at the phenomenon of converts going to fight jihad in AfPak. I have looked at this a couple of times before, and keep considering a longer piece on it but haven’t quite figured it out yet. I know others are also looking at this, and I [...]
Europol Identifies Security Threat to Europe from North Africa’s “Arab Spring”
Posted: May 13, 2011 in Terrorism MonitorTags: arab spring, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, Europe, France, immigration to Europe, Italy, Libya, north africa, terrorism
A new piece for Jamestown about the latest Europol annual terrorism report, focusing on the elements linked to North Africa and specifically Libya. There are a whole raft of issues in here that I really only touch on. The tensions this is causing within Schengen are fascinating to me. I wonder if retrospectively Libya is [...]
Le Ripercussioni della Rivoluzione Libica sulla Politica Estera Cinese
Posted: April 21, 2011 in European Council on Foreign RelationsTags: China, Chinese foreign policy, EU, european foreign policy, France, Libya, UK
Another podcast for ECFR, again looking at China and recent events in North Africa. This time focused on Libya, but in a slightly less coherent way than my last one. No matter – enjoy! Pub Date: Apr 21, 2011 Raffaello Pantucci sulle ripercussioni della rivoluzione libica sulla politica estera cinese Listen: http://ecfr.podhoster.com/media/lorenzo_raff2.mp3 Download | Share | Link | Embed Raffaello Pantucci [...]
Understanding the Islamist Terrorist Threat to Europe
Posted: February 27, 2011 in Book ChaptersTags: Afghanistan, al muhajiroun, Al Qaeda, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, Europe, France, Germany, homeland security, lone wolves, radicalization, terrorism, UK
After a fair delay, a chapter I co-wrote with Bastian has finally been published by the University of Toronto Press in their new book European Security Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Our chapter specifically looks at “Understanding the Islamist Terrorist Threat to Europe,” and builds on work the two of us were doing [...]
Europe’s Hard Choices
Posted: January 8, 2011 in HSTodayTags: Afghanistan, al muhajiroun, Al Qaeda, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, denmark, Europe, France, Germany, lone wolves, Pakistan, radicalization, Somalia, terrorism
A new article in this month’s HSToday magazine, which you can buy on the newstands if you are in the US, or can see here free online. If I get the whole text later, I will post it here, but it is easily accessible through the link, so do try. It provides an overview of [...]
Europe in the Crosshairs
Posted: November 16, 2010 in HSTodayTags: Afghanistan, al muhajiroun, AQIM, counter-terrorism, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Pakistan, radicalization, terrorism, UK, Yemen
A new piece for HS Today, this one looking in some greater detail at the alleged Mumbai-style attack that had agencies in a great worry. Unsure this one is all over yet, and the information might ultimately have come out for just this reason. Am also going to try to do some more digging on [...]
