2014: A year to look back (and ahead)? It is a human tendency to look at the symbolic importance of the year we are living in today. In this article, I will try to do the same. Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • February 17, 2014
No swift reconciliation in Syria With the recent Geneva II conference and current diplomatic efforts to mitigate humanitarian suffering in the city of Homs, the question arises whether reconciliation among the warring parties in the Syrian Civil War is viable. Wietse van den Berge • February 10, 2014
Workshop valorization and interdisciplinary research: The example of NITIM Tsunamis, Hurricanes or other large natural hazards form textbook examples of a combination of interdisciplinarity and valorization. NITIM conducts research in this field. Edwin Bakker • February 04, 2014
Sochi 2014: The terrorists win Despite enormous security efforts by Russian authorities concerns remain regarding security at the Sochi Winter Olympics. The terrorists have already won. Wietse van den Berge • February 03, 2014
Media report on a former Dutch soldier training jihadists within Syria Dutch former military appears in media as a foreign fighter training jihadists in Syria. Wietse van den Berge, Edwin Bakker and Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • January 27, 2014
The need for more primary sources in terrorism research Terrorism studies is worryingly over-reliant on secondary sources of information. Bart Schuurman • January 27, 2014
Dutch Minister of Education visits Leiden University to learn about MOOCs Free online course on terrorism attracts thousands of students and gains attention of Dutch Minister of Education. Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • January 20, 2014
New ICCT Research Paper: European foreign fighters in Syria A recently published ICCT Research Paper examines some of the challenges, as well as possible strategies and legal mechanisms available for European policymakers to address the foreign fighters phenomenon. • January 13, 2014
New Database on Jihadi Terrorism in Europe What are the characteristics of jihadi terrorists' networks? What are the characteristics of individual jihadi terrorists? Under what circumstances did these individuals get involved in jihadi terrorist activities? Edwin Bakker • December 20, 2013
