ISIS: Jihadists’ new forerunner? The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) appears to have the ambition of overtaking the Al-Qaeda umbrella organization it belongs to as the forerunner of international jihadism. What is ISIS about and what is its effect for the Syrian conflict? Wietse van den Berge • June 12, 2014
Keeping an Eye on Big Brother The international dimension of intelligence operations does not only refer to international cooperation between intelligence services, but increasingly to the internationalization of intelligence collection. Jelle van Buuren • May 30, 2014
Policing in cyberspace: It’s not always the police and not always about enforcing the law! There are indications that undesirable effects emerge with respect to policing cyberspace. It’s not always the police and not always about enforcing the law. André Hoogstrate • May 24, 2014
Counterterrorism Success: the Crucial Role of Public Support Among the multitude of factors that shape the course and outcome of terrorism-related conflicts in democratic states, the most important one may be the degree of public support for both the state and its adversaries. Bart Schuurman • May 14, 2014
Who is the new Bin Laden? Three years after Bin Laden’s death we wonder: who is the new face of terrorism? Wietse van den Berge and Liesbeth van der Heide • May 09, 2014
Watch this Space More countries and corporations vie for a piece of the galactic pie. It will be interesting to see if attempts at developing mechanisms to oversee responsible behaviour in Space can ensure that these small steps for man equate to giant leaps for mankind. Megan Anderson • April 28, 2014
Afghan Women and the Taliban The value of women in terrorist organisations is more and more recognized and utilised by terrorist organisations. How have women in Afghanistan responded to the political violence in their country? Seran de Leede • April 18, 2014
Risk assessment of violent extremist offenders: facilitating a measured response There are significant knowledge gaps relating to the extent of the problem of radicalisation and violent extremist contagion in prison, as well as the risk of recidivism among released extremist offenders. Eelco Kessels • April 14, 2014
History’s most consequential terrorist attack How decisive was the assassination of Austria-Hungarian archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo a century ago? Did it really cause the Great War (1914-1918)? Wietse van den Berge • April 09, 2014
