🎉 Just signed off on the proofs - another milestone towards the publication of my book on societal and political responses to jihadist terrorism. The book will be published by @oupacademic.bsky.social & START during summer.

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European countries clash over sending troops to Ukraine

The terrible news from Munich and Vienna seems to fit into the trend of more small-scale jihadist attacks in Europe.

We wrote about periods of disbalance between the threat and responses to it, leading to both overreactions as well as "jihadism fatigue".
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

It hardly makes headlines anymore. But the situation regarding the SDF-controlled camps with thousands of IS fighters, including many Europeans, is concerning. US' aid is crucial in supporting the Kurdish forces to contain the threat.

Important article in the NYT:

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/w...

My network is growing slowly, but any help to increase the reach by reposting this is appreciated!

Main topics: (counter)terrorism, security, resilience, crisis management and bridging the gap between the worlds of policy & academia

Link to academic work : scholar.google.com/citations?us...

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The claim that there is no precedent for the eclectic far right ideology of the Magdeburg attacker is not accurate if you consider that the Munich shootings in 2016 by a member of the Iranian diaspora were driven by similar hatred of social diversity
www.dw.com/en/germany-2...

While the modus operandi of the attack in Magdeburg is very similar to Berlin 2016, the ideology seems to be widely different. Perpetrator seems to be an ex-Muslim, anti-Islam activist, AfD supporter, with far-right and conspiratorial views www.spiegel.de/panorama/jus...

Terrible news from Magdeburg. Man drives into crowd on the Christmas Market. Many are injured and several killed. The police has arrested the perpetrator. It is likely to be a terrorist attack, very similar to the Berlin Christmas Market Attack on Dec 19, 2016.

Vandaag is het precies een jaar geleden dat Mathieu Segers overleed. Historicus, auteur, Europa-kenner in hart en nieren en tevens inspiratiebron voor velen. Onlangs is zijn nieuwe boek ‘Europa en het idee uit de toekomst’ uitgekomen. Een fascinerend boek als verrijking van zijn rijke oeuvre 🧵/1

The two books I hope to read before the year is over. Who has more recommendations for must-reads this year?

Het tijdschrift Justitiële verkenningen bestaat 50 jaar! Met jubileumeditie & 5 artikelen over geschiedenis drugsbeleid, terrorismebestrijding (door ondergetekende!), immigratie, in- en uitstroom van gevangenissen en jeugdcriminaliteit. Open access! www.wodc.nl/publicaties/...

"The dynamic we are observing is eerily similar to the activity on platforms like 4chan, 8chan, Discord, and in other dark corners of the internet, where mass shootings are often met with glee". www.bbc.com/news/article...

Very informative interview with @azelin.bsky.social in Foreign Policy on HTS.

"Many are surprised or unsure because a lot of people stopped paying attention to Syria back around 2016 [...] The last time many saw these guys, they may have still been with al Qaeda."
foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/11/s...

#Netherlands: The Hague District Court’s International Crimes Chambers convicts Dutch former ISIS-member for slavery (as a crime against humanity) because she forced a Yazidi woman to do her household and take care of her son in #Syria #universaljurisdiction www.rechtspraak.nl/Organisatie-...

New on BlueSky - trying to rebuild my professional network in #terrorism #counterterrorism #security #politics #academia

Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies: Comparing Theory and Practice, 2nd revised ed. with Edwin Bakker. Incl. the state of the art of terrorism studies, common myths & recommendations for impact management. See ap.lc/GgOih

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