The fallout of foreign fighting: more than just terrorism While countries are mostly worried about the physical threat coming from returned foreign fighters, we should not forget about the ideological and societal dimensions of the potential fallout. Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • December 28, 2016
“We are coming, Nineveh” The recently commenced battle for Mosul raises the issue what military successes against ISIS could mean in terms of threat to the West. Roel de Bont • October 31, 2016
Conference on European Jihadism in the 'Caliphate' Era Under the title ‘European Jihadism in the ‘Caliphate’ Era’ the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence brought together about 80 experts in Oslo to discuss today’s jihadist terrorist threat to Europe. Edwin Bakker and Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • September 09, 2016
'We were no Florence Nightingale' The Spanish Civil War hardly plays a role in the Dutch collective memory – only recently it is occasionally brought up as a comparison to Islamic State and the foreign fighter phenomenon. Seran de Leede • August 15, 2016
Protest! New insights into an omnipresent phenomenon Street protests are omnipresent, but poorly understood. Recent research provides new insights into these events and their core actors (protesters and the police). Anouk van Leeuwen • August 08, 2016
Intelligence-led policing and local governance Within European metropolises, local governing bodies become increasingly important in the fight against transnational phenomena like radicalization, human trafficking, and drugs smuggling. Elke Devroe • June 24, 2016
Pearls in Policing: preparing for the future Are the police still the thin blue line, focused on containing immediate threats and maintaining public order in their jurisdictions? Or can they move beyond that to bigger roles, coordinating global law enforcement and responding to global threats? Edwin Bakker • June 15, 2016
European information exchange on foreign fighters - work in progress Claimed by EU member states to be top priority, information exchange among security agencies regarding Jihadism and foreign fighters is improving. A lot remains to be done though. Jelle van Buuren • March 14, 2016
Mayors put to the test. Dutch mayors in local security networks The ever growing trend of securitizing local issues has fostered an expansion of Dutch mayor’s formal positions, as well as new actions and roles in daily governance. Ruth Prins • February 10, 2016
