Pathways of Foreign Fighters What makes someone join a war despite having no legal or cultural ties to the war-torn nation? How does their wartime experience look like? And what do they do after the war ends? Dr. Milos Popovic • March 29, 2021
Dealing With Returning Foreign Fighters From Jihadist Conflict Zones: Breaking the Deadlock Comparative study into policies on returnees with a particular focus on women and children observes that there is a policy deadlock in most of these countries. Edwin Bakker and Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn • April 12, 2019
Do International Treaties Matter? International treaties are everywhere, but some receive more attention than others. What happens when they are ignored altogether? Amy E. Kasper • March 11, 2019
New ISGA report: “Destination Syria" What does the daily life of those who travelled to Syria to join jihadist groups look like? Destination Syria, a new report, provides answers to this question. Edwin Bakker, Daan Weggemans and Roel de Bont • December 12, 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
Dutch and Belgian jihadist foreign fighters: who, why, and what? Dutch and Belgian jihadist foreign fighters: Who are they? Why do they go? And what do they do over there? Edwin Bakker and Roel de Bont • September 12, 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
Daily Life in Syria The recently published report ‘Destination Syria’ examines several aspects of the daily lives of Dutch nationals who left the country in favor of a new life in war-torn Syria. Edwin Bakker, Daan Weggemans and Roel de Bont • April 11, 2016
