Daily Life in Syria The recently published report ‘Destination Syria’ examines several aspects of the daily lives of Dutch nationals who left the country in favor of a new life in war-torn Syria. Edwin Bakker, Daan Weggemans and Roel de Bont • April 11, 2016
Video blog: Developments in the field of (counter)terrorism Video blog in which the attacks in Paris, Brussels, as well as other developments in the field of (counter)terrorism are being discussed. Edwin Bakker • April 08, 2016
Countering Lone Actor Terrorism: Threat from far-right often overlooked In the past 18 months, Leiden University and the ICCT have been involved in an EU-funded project called "Countering Lone Actor Terrorism". Who are these lone-actors and how do they plan and execute their attacks? The main findings have now been published. Edwin Bakker and Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • March 02, 2016
Ten years Dutch Terrorist Threat Assessment – Change & Continuity On December 16, 2015, a conference was held on the SS Rotterdam, the legendary former flagship of the Holland America Line, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Dutch ‘all source threat assessment’. Edwin Bakker and Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • January 11, 2016
Verdict in the "jihad court case": up to 6 years in prison On December 10, the judge delivered the verdict in one of the largest terrorism trials with high sentences for the main suspects. Edwin Bakker and Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • December 11, 2015
Reintegrating Jihadist Extremists: Evaluating a Dutch Initiative A lack of evaluation studies exists when it comes to re-integration of extremists and terrorists into society. Edwin Bakker and Bart Schuurman • November 30, 2015
Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet Wins the Nobel Peace Prize 2015 The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 is to be awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet. Edwin Bakker • October 09, 2015
Large “Jihad court case” started in The Netherlands On September 7, 2015, the long-awaited court case against 10 individuals in the so-called ‘Context-case’ started. This is one of the largest terrorism trials ever held in the country. Why is this case important? Edwin Bakker and Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • September 07, 2015
Meeting at NATO’s COE-DAT on Foreign Fighters: push and pull factors NATO's Centre for Excellence on Defence against Terrorism in Ankara organised an expert meeting on foreign fighters in June 2015 called "Homegrown Terrorism: causes and dimensions". What were the main conclusions? Edwin Bakker • June 25, 2015
