ISIS' Drone Sovereignty

Islamic State's use of images taken by drones draws on vertical imagery to present and reinforce a claim to sovereign power, demonstrating its ability to control territory through the air.

Yannick Veilleux-Lepage and Emil Archambault • May 11, 2020

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

Trump's Executive Order: Effective counterterrorism measure?

A week ago, Trump signed an executive order "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the US". This video blog discusses this measure from a counterterrorism perspective.

Edwin Bakker • February 01, 2017

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

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

Labeling Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM): A case of terrorism, insurgency or organized crime?

By taking a long view on AQIM’s development and its history, and using a new framework, more conceptual clarity can be brought to the debate on the difference between terrorism and insurgency.

Sergei Boeke • August 29, 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

Turmoil in the Middle East: it’s not just Sykes-Picot

May 2016 commemorates that it is 100 years ago that the infamous Sykes-Picot Agreement was signed. The attributed impact of this diplomatic agreement on the Middle East is not in line with its actual role however.

Wietse van den Berge • April 25, 2016

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