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. Edwin Bakker • October 23, 2016
Final program ISGA2016 Opening Conference now available 9-10 November 2016 the ISGA2016 Opening Conference in The Hague will address a range of security related issues such as terrorism, cyber security and civil wars. Lili-Anne de Jongh • September 19, 2016
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 Bart Schuurman • September 19, 2016
Drawing the line in criminal justice: the shift to preventism and its consequences Where many security agencies are traditionally focused on ‘everything that happens after the bomb goes off’, over the past few years we have witnessed a shift towards ‘preventism.’ Liesbeth van der Heide and Jip Geenen • September 16, 2016
The power of risk analysis in times of terror To counter the instinct reactions that terror aims to invoke, we need more critical reflection, fact-based systematic analysis and substantiated policy responses. Sanneke Kuipers • August 03, 2016
What’s in a definition? Is the proposed EU Directive on Combating Terrorism still about terrorism? New European Union legislation makes it possible to be convicted for terrorism, without the offence being actually committed. This leads to less legal certainty on the phenomenon of terrorism. Stef Wittendorp • July 25, 2016
Empirical Research on Terrorism: Types of Data Laboratory experiments constitute a good complementary to theoretical and empirical analysis of terrorism. Jaroslaw Kantorowicz • July 04, 2016
Mass Media and the Copycat Effect – A Public Threat? Media reporting on suicide attacks may increase the likelihood of an at-risk individual with similar views to that of the subject to be inspired to commit a similar attack. Former Intern at Leiden University • July 01, 2016
How International Actors Unintentionally Contribute to Kosovo’s Extremism: A Life Story Perspective What are the causes of religious violent extremism in Kosovo and what is their relation to the peacebuilding missions that have became sources of violent extremism? Insight in these phenomena might help international policymakers in proposing strategies. Arlinda Rrustemi • June 20, 2016
