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
The Paris Attacks: Three questions On Friday 13 November, a series of terrorist attacks in Paris killed more than one hundred people. Although it is too early to give definite answers, this article will point at some of the most important questions that are still unanswered. Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • November 17, 2015
Radicalisation over refugees In 2014 and 2015, the European Union witnessed a steep growth in the numbers of refugees arriving to apply for asylum. Does Europe have to fear radicalisation over refugees? Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • November 12, 2015
