Foreign Fighters in Their Own Words: Using YouTube as a source

YouTube as a tool for gaining insights in the foreign fighter phenomenon: who are they, why do they go and where will they go next?

Ruben Tuitel and Kim Mans • January 18, 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

Shooting down a hijacked plane to prevent worse

Should governments sacrifice a few people to save more? This ethical dilemma is central in the German theatre play 'Terror', in which terrorists threaten to fly a hijacked airplane into a packed football stadium.

Michael Kowalski • January 04, 2016

How jihadists prepare their jihad

The increased number of Dutch foreign fighters in recent years has drawn a lot of attention and created fears of a terrorist attack. However, the Netherlands has been dealing with foreign fighters for more than a decade. What can we learn from the past?

Jasper de Bie • December 28, 2015

Can counterterrorism be evaluated?

Reflecting on the question 'How can we evaluate counterterrorism measures?' unveils the questions, doubts and in some cases perhaps double attitudes of terrorism fighters towards evaluation.

Michael Kowalski • December 14, 2015

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

EU Member States step up information exchange - Again

Recent terrorist events within the EU lead to a call for more and better information exchange. This is not new though. It stretches back to 2001.

Jelle van Buuren • November 23, 2015

The Paris Attacks: Implications of a ‘War’ on the Islamic State

World leaders declare 'war' on Islamic State after the Paris attacks of 13 November 2015. The world leader appear to overlook some consequences that declaring 'war' implies.

Wietse van den Berge • November 19, 2015