11Dic/24

Mapping the Course of Salafi-jihadi Online Movements outside Rocket.Chat– By A. Bolpagni, A. Fisher, G. Porrino

11/12/2024TerrorismRocket Chat, Salafi, SNAMarco Lombardi

At the 14th Illicit Network Workshop hosted by the University of Leiden, ITSTIME presented findings from its study: “Navigating Beyond the Digital Safe Haven: Mapping the Course of Salafi-Jihadi Online Movements Outside Rocket.Chat Through URL Social Network Analysis (SNA)”.

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07Dic/24

From Data to Division 1 of 5: Artificial intelligence – by Daniele M. Barone

07/12/2024TechnologyAI, Artificial IntelligenceMarco Lombardi

First Article of Five – The Impact of Polarization and Digital Cacophony on AI-Generated Text – An Introduction

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12Nov/24

Attacks against Israelis in Amsterdam: security and counterterrorism  perspectives –  by Maria Chr.Alvanou

12/11/2024SecurityAmsterdam, Gaza, Israel, TerrorismMarco Lombardi

The spillover in the West of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after the October 7th 2023 attack  by Hamas against Israel has been the subject of much discussion by terrorism and extremism experts[1].

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20Ott/24

SPOTREP: the FBI arrest of an Afghan ISIS operative in Oklahoma City. The need for a paradigm shift in security – by Emilio Palmieri

20/10/2024TerrorismAfghanistan, FBI, ISIS, USAMarco Lombardi

On October 8, 2024, the Justice Department in a press release announced the arrest of an Afghan national residing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for conspiring to conduct an Election Day terrorist attack in the United States on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO).

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08Ott/24

Genere e Radicalizzazione: prospettive sociali e di sicurezza – by Barbara Lucini (English version at the bottom)

08/10/2024SociologyFrance, Gender, Radicalization, Right Wing, TradwifeMarco Lombardi

La questione del genere nei processi di radicalizzazione ed estremismo è un tema che sta emergendo come sempre più interessante sia per gli aspetti sociali che evidenzia sia per quelli legati all’ambito della sicurezza.

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23Set/24

Targeted killings by Israel: Terrorise the terrorists – by Maria Alvanou

23/09/2024SecurityCommunication, Hammas, Hezbollah, IsraelMarco Lombardi

In the early 60s in Greece, during turbulent and violent political times, the iconic political figure George Papandreou, known in history as the “Elder of Democracy” uttered the phrase: “terrorize terrorists”. The phrase indicated the way to react against those causing fear in society with forms of political violence. 

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19Set/24

SPOTREP: The sabotage campaign in Lebanon. The weaponization of dual-use tools – by Emilio Palmieri

19/09/2024SecurityHamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, TechnologyMarco Lombardi

WHAT WE KNOW

In the afternoon of September 17, 2024, hundreds of pagers used by individuals linked to the Iranian proxy armed group Hezbollah simultaneously exploded in several cities in Lebanon.

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17Ago/24

I Tuareg non sono jihadisti – by Marco Lombardi

17/08/2024SecurityAl-Qaeda, France, Mali, Tuareg, UkraineMarco Lombardi

In questi giorni si parla molto del sostegno dell’Ucraina e della Francia ai gruppi jihadisti in Mali e dintorni. Diversi quotidiani italiani hanno rilanciato queste narrative.

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