23Feb/22
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13Lug/20
Giacalone nell’Islamic Theology of Counter Terrorism
Giovanni Giacalone di Itstime è entrato a far parte dello Europe Desk (Italy) del think-tank britannico di contro-terrorismo Islamic Theology of Counter-Terrorism-ITCT quale analista per l’estremismo islamista e il jihadismo in Italia Continue reading
07Mag/20
AWARD – CONVERGE Working Group – COVID-19 and Viral Violence CONVERGE is a National Science Foundation-funded initiative headquartered at the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. The CONVERGE COVID-19 Working Groups are funded by a philanthropic gift and are based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF Award #1841338). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF or other funders. Here the link to the Winning Working Group constitued by Barbara Lucini, Maria Alvanou and Giovanni Gugg.
28Mar/20
COVID-19: Telegram, autogestione spontanea della comunicazione – by Federico Borgonovo
Il 21 febbraio 2020 con la scoperta dei primi 16 casi italiani di Covid-19 inizia cronologicamente la “Crisi Coronavirus” del sistema-paese Italia, che verrà dichiarata ufficialmente pandemia dall’OMS l’11 marzo[1]. Continue reading
26Mar/20
COVID-19 and the virus of violence – by Maria Chr. Alvanou
These couple of months the world has been facing a whole new reality. The epidemic of Coronavirus became a global problem of dimensions that go far beyond the medical struggle to save lives. Continue reading
08Mar/20
International Women’s Day: Why combatting violence against women is a security issue – by Maria Chr. Alvanou
Security is believed by many to be exausted in terrorism, extremist violence and any violence that targets public order. Thus any policy regarding safeguarding security is designed towards countering the above threats. Continue reading
07Nov/19
Disasters in Popular Cultures: la cultura come strategia di resilienza ai disastri
E’ stato presentato questa mattina (07 Novembre) in Università Cattolica, il libro “Disasters in Popular Cultures” di Giovanni Gugg, Elisabetta Dall’O’, Domenica Borriello, con prefazione di Joël Candau, Edizioni Il Sileno. Continue reading
02Lug/19
ITSTIME at #TASMConf 2019: A brief review
In the past week ITSTIME, with our research analyst Nicolò Spagna, attended as a speaker to Terrorism and Social Media Conference (#TASMConf) in Wales at Swansea University. Continue reading
03Gen/19
Le riviste femminili jihadiste: tra propaganda e persuasione. Da Sunnat e Khola a Your Home – by Esther Forlenza
La casa mediatica jihadista Maktabah Khayr Ummah al-Islamiyyah (Khayr Ummah) è sorta con lo scopo di incoraggiare i credenti a combattere per il bene di Allah e a favorire il jihad nel Levante e come affermato dalla medesima essa si dichiara indipendente e non affiliata a nessuna organizzazione o gruppo. Ad oggi ha pubblicato circa 70 video di proselitismo, 13 periodici unicamente rivolti all’audience femminile dal titolo “Your Home. Continue reading
DHKP-C suspects arrest in Athens: the dangerous terrorist organization and its implications for Greece – by Maria Chr. Alvanou
On Tuesday November 28 a big police operation took place in Athens resulting in the arrest of 9 suspected members of the notorious turkish terror group DHKP-C[1]. The operation took place in two areas in Athens and the findings inside the houses that were raided show serious equipment and materials that can be used for attacks[2] and reveal professionalism and planning. This police operation comes almost a week before the expected visit of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Greece[3] and it is the result of greek counter terrorism authorities’ research. Continue reading
29Ott/17
Target Russia: ancora i Campionati del Mondo FIFA nel mirino del terrorismo – by Nicolò Spagna
La comunicazione del sedicente Stato Islamico negli ultimi mesi ha subito un notevole decremento sia in termini dinamicità all’interno delle piattaforme pro-ISIS sia in termini di diffusione del materiale propagandistico. E forse è in cerca di nuove strategie per promuovere la sopravvivenza del califfato ben oltre la perdita di territorio di questi mesi. Continue reading
Giovanni Pisapia, collaboratore di ITSTIME ed esperto di sicurezza dei grandi eventi sportivi, è stato promosso a Senior Crime Analyst, presso il Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD), North Carolina, USA. Continue reading