The role of the Internet in transgressive behaviour: New tool or a new phenomenon?

Living in a smart future

Smart devices and appliances may seem like the ultimate solution to automate simple tasks in the home and to track our behaviour, but is installing these technologies really that smart?

Who determines the security (research) agenda?

Leiden University's Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) fits the need for more a more multidisciplanry approach towards security related issues.

Critical infrastructure breakdowns

Resilience is one of the hallmarks of the internet as a 'system.' Malfunctioning of the internet - as occurred early September 2016 in the Netherlands - shows vulnerabilities too.

Groupe Islamique Armé and Islamic State parallels: the descent into violence and self-destruction

A brief historical analogy shows parallels between Groupe Islamique Armé and Islamic State: the descent into violence and self-destruction.

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?

Homicide Drops to All-Time Low

Homicides in the Netherlands are at the lowest point in over twenty years. None of the classic predictors seem to fit the levels and trends of homicide though.

Preventing small scale terrorist attacks by one or two perpetrators

Recent small scale terrorist attacks lead to asking the question whether authorities could have prevented these attacks.

Two cyber security driven scenarios for the (infra-) structure of future cyberspace

The initial neglect of bad intentions while creating cyberspace infrastructure now opens up possibilities of cyber warfare, spionage and terrorism.