Sky News asked Yan St-Pierre to discuss the terror attack in Berlin on July 25th that targeted visitors of the Pride parade. In addition to answering questions on this specific attack as well as on hostile vehicle attacks (HVAs) in Germany in general, he offered insights on an increase in HVAs as a violent tactic, that has almost become normalised, as our research shows.
We had the pleasure to attend the PDSF 2026 in Paris, France this year as academic partners, giving us the opportunity to host and moderate several panels alongside an all star group of speakers and organisers.
Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Peter O’Brien, Yan St-Pierre says that the Australian government’s push for stricter gun laws “will only be superficial and not go at the heart of the problem”.
The French Interior Ministry’s institute of higher studies co-organised with the center of research of the French national police a conference on the mutation in violent tactics, particularly on the development of the use of vehicles as weapons.
