Professor in Contemporary History at University of Teesside School of Design, Culture & the Arts, and expert on fascist ideology and the contemporary far right. @matthew_feldman
Although I’ll discuss it here, I generally tend to try not to use the phrase ‘lone wolf’ too much for terrorists because it can valorise or glamorise them. We call them something like... Читать далее
The first thing should really be a focus on intelligence and security responses. There are still so many questions and we don’t really know what really led to this horrifying attack... Читать далее
Director of International Security Studies, Royal United Services Institute. Author of ‘We Love Death As You Love Life: Britain’s Suburban Terrorists‘. @raffpantucci
In the short term, at least, they seem to be on the back foot. The land they control in Syria in Iraq is shrinking – and they controlled, for a time, a territory the size of the United... Читать далее
A year ago on Sunday 13 November, France experienced the worst terrorist attack in its history which left 89 people dead. This devastating attack was claimed by the so-called Islamic... Читать далее
Director of International Security Studies, Royal United Services Institute. Author of ‘We Love Death As You Love Life: Britain’s Suburban Terrorists‘. @raffpantucci
Is Islamist terrorism a genuine danger to me in Britain?
The government sees a threat level that is very substantial. At the moment the threat level is at ‘Severe’, which means that an attack is expected at some point, but they don’t have any... Читать далее
Director of International Security Studies, Royal United Services Institute. Author of ‘We Love Death As You Love Life: Britain’s Suburban Terrorists‘. @raffpantucci
How can we fight Islamic State when our allies Saudi Arabia are also extreme Islamic fundamentalists?
There was a moment, which was very embarrassing, when people noticed that some Islamic State schools in Syria were using official Saudi school textbooks – which certainly suggests some... Читать далее
Hezbollah’s story began in 1950s Iran, when a movement grew from youth revolting against the establishment and the Shah. Over time that movement was expelled and its members spread all... Читать далее
With the upcoming elections it might well have an influence. The support for Merkel is still quite high but it might give the AFD (Alternative für Deutschland) a boost. But I say that... Читать далее