Che il post elezioni americane sarebbe stato particolarmente confuso e caotico lo si poteva intuire fin da prima del 3 Novembre, giorno dell’elezione presidenziale 2020. Continue reading
All posts by Marco Lombardi
Brahim Aouissaoui’s radicalization might have very well occurred back in Tunisia – by Giovanni Giacalone
In the early morning of October 29th, 21-year-old Tunisian citizen Brahim Aouissaoui entered the Notre-Dame Cathedral on Avenue Jean Medecin in Nice, stabbed three people to death, and partially beheaded one of them, an elderly woman. Continue reading
Lugano attack: a new role for women in European jihad? – by Maria Chr. Alvanou
The deadly incident that has taken place in Lugano-Switzerland on November 23d is under investigation as a terroristic one, especially because of the reported “jihadi background” of the suspect[1]. As the authorities continue their research there are some first comments and points to take under consideration. Continue reading
EU economic losses in the haze of jihad: The impacts on domestic businesses (part 2) – by Daniele M. Barone
Researches and surveys, so far, highlight how the negative impact of jihad on the EU economy creates a trickle-down effect on people and fields of business that can vary with the maturity of an economy but also with the nature and target of the attack. Continue reading
EU economic losses in the haze of jihad: The impacts on domestic businesses (part 1) – by Daniele M. Barone
Jihadist terrorist attacks perpetrated on European soil during the last months have heightened fears that a new terror wave could be building across the EU.[i] Continue reading
Covid-19 e (neo) Brigate Rosse: prime riflessioni – by Diego Bolchini
Nei giorni 10 e 11 novembre diverse agenzie, organi di stampa nazionali e locali hanno rilanciato la notizia di lettere minatorie a firma di sedicenti appartenenti alle Brigate rosse. Continue reading
Terror in Vienna: a risk assessment perspective – by Jörg Peschak
On the night before the second lockdown on November 2nd, 2020 at 8 pm, Austria’s capital was hit by a terrorist attack. On the macrolevel, it is the latest of a series of events that began in France with the republication of the caricatures of Charly Hebdo followed by the beheading of a teacher for showing the caricatures and an attack on people at the cathedral in Nice. Now the scene moved to Vienna. But why Austria? Could it have been prevented? Continue reading
L’Italia s’è desta e protesta[1]- By Barbara Lucini
Le proteste che da venerdì 23 Ottobre stanno interessando varie città e paesi in Italia sono il prodotto costruito dalla gestione dell’emergenza in Italia. Continue reading
Terrorismo islamista: Francia sotto pressione – by G. Giacalone, M. Lombardi, M. Maiolino
La linea del tempo
La barbara uccisione del docente di educazione civica, Samuel Paty, mostra una serie di fattori dei quali non si può non tener conto se si vuole andare oltre cronache e sensazionalismi per capire in che direzione si sta evolvendo il terrorismo di stampo islamista in Europa e in particolare in Francia. Continue reading
9/11 and the legacy of fear – by Maria Alvanou
9/11 was undoubtedly a day that changed history. Although the world was no stranger to terrorism, the terror attack that took place on that day marked the beginning of the “war against terrorism”. The impact was devastating in various levels. Continue reading
The Incappucciati, disinformation, digital responsibility and global citizenship[1] – by Giovanni Gugg[2]
For some years now some international newspapers have been rethinking the ‘foreign news’ section according to a principle for which paying attention to the ‘other’ is like looking in the mirror, where both similarities and differences can speak of ‘us’. Continue reading
US multiagency operation dismantled part of al-Qaeda’s cryptocurrency network. What we learned so far and what to expect – by Daniele M. Barone
On August 13, the US Department of Justice announced that the US government, through a multiagency effort, seized about $2 million in Bitcoin from accounts connected to Al Qaeda, Daesh, and the al-Qassam Brigades (i.e. Hamas’s paramilitary arm) and disrupted their terrorism financing cryptocurrency networks. Continue reading