Why the military will not defeat the Islamic State

If we solely pursue military objectives and do not consider different, and sometimes conflicting or difficult opinions – we will fail in the fight against the Islamic State.

Eva Entenmann • June 15, 2015

Policies on foreign fighters: how they could impact foreign fighter pathways

Foreign fighters are top priority for security services. Many policies have been designed to limit the possible threat posed by these fighters. What are the unintended consequences of these policies?

Edwin Bakker and Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • May 17, 2015

Why not negotiate with terrorists?

Negotiations, despite their obvious potential benefits, are not always the preferred means for achieving conflict resolution.

Bart Schuurman • May 15, 2015

Foreign fighters remain alien within IS

Foreigner fighters seem excluded by indiginous groups within the Islamic State, despite the Caliphate's propaganda suggesting otherwise.

Wietse van den Berge and Mark Dechesne • April 15, 2015

Renewed struggle for Muslim identity can lead to sectarian violence in the Netherlands

The sectarian tensions among Sunni and Shia Muslims has the potential of spilling over from the Middle East to other countries.

Lisa Heintzbergen • April 06, 2015

Better than Hollywood? Analyzing the IS propaganda movies instead of projecting fear

Let's try to get some realism in the assessment of the Jihadist propaganda material.

Jelle van Buuren • March 20, 2015

Malls threatened by Al Shabaab

In February 2015, Al Shabaab produced a video in which it calls for an attack on malls in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.This call for violent action spurred many worried reactions around the globe, especially in the three mentioned count

Edwin Bakker • March 02, 2015

Negotiating with IS?

The brutal killing of an IS-held Jordanian pilot might make negotiating with IS not an option. Some captives of IS were freed though. So why not try to negotiate?

Wietse van den Berge • February 23, 2015

Foreign Fighters on Social Media: An analysis of 11 Facebook accounts

What insights do eleven social Facebook-accounts of Dutch and Belgic foreign fighters offer with respect to the phenomenon of so-called returnees?

Edwin Bakker, Daan Weggemans and Peter Grol • January 19, 2015

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