Uncovering Terrorism Experts' Assumptions About COVID-19

A world awash in terrorism?

The fifth edition of the Global Terrorism Index provides an overview of the trends and patterns of terrorist activity in the last 17 years. What can we learn from this report?

Re-examining the lone-actor terrorist

Our assumptions about lone-actor terrorism need to be critically reassessed and overhauled if efforts to detect and prevent this form of political violence are to remain effective.

Terrorism is not just a physical threat

Why we should stop comparing the threat of terrorism to deaths by falling of a step ladder

Trump's Executive Order: Effective counterterrorism measure?

A week ago, Trump signed an executive order "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the US". This video blog discusses this measure from a counterterrorism perspective.

Video - Fight against Islamic State and peace process in Colombia

What happened in the field of (counter)terrorism in the last weeks? In this short video, Edwin Bakker reflects on these developments.

Fight Terrorism with Knowledge: STR 2016 Conference, 7-8 November in The Hague

Hosted in The Hague by Leiden University, STR 2016 will highlight cutting-edge research on terrorism and counterterrorism by scholars from across the globe

Empirical Research on Terrorism: Types of Data

Laboratory experiments constitute a good complementary to theoretical and empirical analysis of terrorism.

New introduction to terrorism

Edwin Bakker and Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn published a new book called "Terrorisme" in the series "Elementaire Deeltjes" published by Amsterdam University Press.