Un alto numero di studiosi, tra cui spicca Giorgio Agamben, ritiene che l’attuale scenario politico sia dominato da quello che molti definiscono il paradigma dello “stato d’eccezione”. Non pochi autori credono che lo stato d’eccezione giaccia fuori dall’ordine legale e che lo stato di diritto non sia applicabile nella cornice dell’eccezione, esattamente come sottolineato da molti rappresentanti sia dell’ex governo Bush che dell’ex governo Blair (ma anche da teorici del diritto come Bruce Ackerman, Cass Sunstein e Oren Gross). Continue reading
26Ott/18
Nuove ricerche: Indice di Resilienza Urbana per forme multiple di estremismo – Urban Resilience Index to Extremism Threats
Il progetto relativo all’Indice di Resilienza Urbana, promosso da ITSTIME e coordinato da Barbara Lucini, ha come scopo principale quello di esplorare, comprendere ed interpretare i possibili indicatori di vulnerabilità urbana o segnali deboli, che possono essere considerati il “contesto sociale” di azioni di forme multiple di estremismo. Continue reading
Hate Studies: Hate Crime e Hate Speech in Italia – by Barbara Lucini
Le continue notizie di raid contro migranti, insulti razzisti e attacchi contro immigrati presenti nei centri di accoglienza impongono una riflessione circa la reale situazione del fenomeno e l’impatto che esso provoca sulle persone coinvolte. Continue reading
22Ott/18
Europol – Internet Organized Cyber Crime Threat Assessment 2018: new trends in the obscure sides of FinTech – by Daniele Maria Barone
The latest report of Europol on Internet Organized Cyber Crime (IOCTA 2018)[i] stresses, among other issues, the weak points that modern financial tools and a lack of either an up-to-date legal framework or cooperation among institutions and the private sector, brings to the cybercrime field. Continue reading
Event Safety and Security Risk Update: Stampedes, or Crowd Surge/Rush – By Peter Ashwin and Giovanni Pisapia
“Panic and confusion erupted in Central Park on Saturday night (the 29th September 2018), after a loud noise frightened concertgoers at the Global Citizen Festival, with some people erroneously attributing the sound to gunshots. Witnesses described a near-stampede in some places, as people sprinted for cover, jumped fences and trampled one another. Some were in tears and called their loved ones, and others said they had lost items or gotten separated from their friends, according to social medial. But the police quickly refuted reports of a shooting, saying at first that the noise was from a fallen barrier, not gunshots” (Sarah Mervosh, 2018). Continue reading
09Ott/18
Terrorist attack first aid training for citizen: part of a well-rounded counter-terrorism strategy – by Maria Alvanou
UK newspaper ‘Independent’ has revealed in an exclusive article a UK program designed to give people knowledge on how to provide first aid to victims of terror operations[1]. The need for such a program was already a topic for discussion in the British society[2] and even the British Red Cross had issued some guidelines for citizens prior, during and after a terrorist attack[3]. Continue reading
13Set/18
Al-Muhajiroun in UK: From the case of Abu Muwahhid to a network perspective – by Alexis Fawkes
In the last weeks the chief investigative reporter of the Sunday Times, Dipesh Gadher, has shown[1] that a notorious British extremist has spread different messages throughout the social networks in order to support some hate preachers and defend his religious views. Continue reading
Daesh: Grand Strategy e possibili risposte – by Marco Maiolino
All’interno di un interessante articolo pubblicato questo mese dal Middle East Institute, intitolato “Out of the Desert ISIS’s Strategy for a Long War”, l’autore Hassan Hassan analizza la strategia che il Daesh starebbe attualmente mettendo in atto in Iraq e Siria con l’obiettivo di riemergere. Continue reading
10Set/18
9/11 remembrance: research reflections for security – by Maria Alvanou
The first years after the 9/11 attack were used to wage war against Al Qaeda in what seemed to be a US affair. Soon it became evident that Europe was also under threat and while european countries never adopted a direct, clear military approach to countering terrorism, they did take measures and adopted polices that challenged longstanding principles of human rights and liberties. Continue reading
16Ago/18
Cyber Jihad and Terrorism Financing: New Methods – Old Rules – by Daniele Maria Barone
On July this year, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a report addressed to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Banks Governors, summarizing the latest development in anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorism financing (TF) and drawing a short term work program in these fields[i]. Continue reading
12Ago/18
Verso un nuovo Stato Islamico? La recente riorganizzazione del “califfato” in tre direttrici – by Daniele Plebani
Alcune iniziative messe in atto da Stato Islamico nelle ultime settimane potrebbero indicare l’alba di una nuova fase per il gruppo terroristico. Tre episodi in particolare sembrano suggerire una riorganizzazione generale in atto nel “califfato”: Continue reading
Gli scontri di viale Jenner e la Fitna islamica nel milanese – by Giovanni Giacalone
Venerdì scorso 3 agosto, durante la Jumma (preghiera tradizionale del venerdì accompagnata da sermone) presso l’area dell’ex Palasharp di Milano sono emerse forti incomprensioni che hanno portato a duri scontri verbali tra i fedeli della corrente legata al direttivo salafita del Centro Culturale Islamico di viale Jenner 50 e un gruppo di “dissidenti” legati all’imam egiziano Elnadi Abdelghani Im Elbeltagi, licenziato dai vertici di viale Jenner con l’accusa di aver cercato di sostituirsi al direttivo. Continue reading