More than a decade into the Islamist insurgency across the Sahel, terror groups—such as the al-Qaeda aligned Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) and Islamic State in the Sahel (IS Sahel)—remain consistent in their operations and tactics...
Most analyses of terrorism and sports focus on attacks that take place at stadiums. Much less attention has been given to whether sports themselves or the wider industries surrounding them can be used for terrorism financing. This blog covers several...
Depuis le déclin de l’État islamique, ou Daech, en Syrie et en Irak, des centaines d’hommes, femmes et enfants ayant vécu dans le « califat » sont retournés dans leurs pays d’origine, y compris en Allemagne. Cet article conclut une série d'articles...
By Elena Martynova, EU GLOCTER PhD Candidate, Seconded to CEP The previous blog post examined how open-source intelligence (OSINT) has transformed modern counter-terrorism. By analyzing data from public sources such as satellite imagery, social media...
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) has become a key component of modern strategic and operational intelligence work. It is defined as the practice of collecting and analyzing information gathered from publicly available sources, such as newspapers...
This is the third and final entry in a three-part blog series discussing the evolution of al-Qassam Brigades’ content, the group’s content-dissemination strategies, and the policy implications for combating terrorist content online.
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