Comparing the Red Army Faction to modern-day terrorists: bringing the 'Analysen zum Terrorismus' back into scholarly debate Do extremists and terrorists separated by ideology and time period resemble one another? Are their backgrounds and biographical details comparable, or is variation the key theme? This blog summarizes a study that compared left-, right- and jihadist extremists and terrorists. Bart Schuurman and Dr. Sarah L. Carthy • November 14, 2022
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. Bart Schuurman • December 04, 2017
Fight Terrorism with Knowledge: STR 2016 Let’s keep fighting terrorism with knowledge! Bart Schuurman • November 28, 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
Rationales for Terrorist Violence Although terrorists do indeed use violence instrumentally, it is too often overlooked that organizational rationales that have little to do with the achievement of strategic goals can also underlie the decision to strike. Bart Schuurman • April 18, 2016
Reintegrating Jihadist Extremists: Evaluating a Dutch Initiative A lack of evaluation studies exists when it comes to re-integration of extremists and terrorists into society. Edwin Bakker and Bart Schuurman • November 30, 2015
Operation Serval: the French Intervention in Mali Despite initial successes of French military intervention against Islamists in Mali, the question remains to what extent the operation has managed to contribute to a long-term solution to the country’s troubles. Sergei Boeke and Bart Schuurman • July 28, 2015
Indicators of Terrorist Intent and Capability Planning and preparing for a terrorist attack requires time, resources, skills and knowledge. Which 'early warning indicators' can be detected that could help disrupting potential plots? Bart Schuurman • July 01, 2015
Why not negotiate with terrorists? Negotiations, despite their obvious potential benefits, are not always the preferred means for achieving conflict resolution. Bart Schuurman • May 15, 2015
