In this article, Yan St-Pierre offers an overview how COVID-19 is perceived as both validation & opportunity for ideological & religious terrorist organisations & extremists, and how the current situation will likely nudge borderline terrorists to act.
The assassination of German politician Walter Lübcke, allegedly by a far right extremist, surprised many German politicians, who appear to have suddenly become aware of the threat far right terrorism represents. Yan St-Pierre discusses, why the climate of fear and extremism has been decades in the making. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0)
On Sunday, April 21, 2019, nine suicide bombers launched their attacks on nine different targets in Sri Lanka. For this article, Yan St-Pierre focuses on the government’s and security officals’ response to the early warning intelligence and their public relations management after the attack.
It appears the security situation in Burkina Faso has become a good indicator of the expansion and tendencies of terrorist activities. In this post, Yan St-Pierre discusses the tactics behind a re-routing of smuggling routes in the Sahel region.
In #Berlin wurde ein Tatverdächtiger der „NSU 2.0“-Drohserie festgenommen: Der 53-Jährige soll in mehreren rechtspopulistischen Foren aktiv gewesen sein. Zudem ist er wegen rechtsmotivierter Taten vorbestraft und soll wegen „Amtsanmaßung“ bekannt sein ⬇️ | #NSU20 #Justiz #Hessen https://twitter.com/wdrinvestigativ/status/1389489279727017986
Eine Hypothese der hessischen Ermittler zum „NSU 2.0“-Schreiber war, dass der Täter mit fingierten Anrufen bei Behörden die Daten über seine Opfer abfragen lässt – eventuell auch in polizeilichen System. @FlorianFlade
Les regards sont focalisés sur le Liptako-Gourma, le Centre du Mali, la crise au Tchad, mais des violences nourrissent ailleurs de futurs foyers d'insurrection: des centaines de cases de villages peulh incendiées à Toucountouna et Tanguiéta (nord du Bénin). Qui s'en soucie?
Homeland Security Will Assess How It Identifies Extremism in Its Ranks https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/us/politics/homeland-security-extremism-white-supremacy.html
#Chad: Following the death of #Deby, his son, Mahamat will need to move quickly and decisively to keep the FACT rebels quiet. If some insurgents manage to make it into N'djamena, “then it could get very messy." Report by @abissada.
https://www.theafricareport.com/82430/chad-six-things-to-know-about-the-rebel-group-fact/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=post_articles_twitter_22_04_2021&utm_medium=social
Whoever looks for female analysts and commentators on (German) security and defense policy this is a great list. I would add: @SophiaBesch @JuliKabus @bressansar @Nic_Koenig @sarahbrockmeier @braun_daniela @LisaMUllrich @KEmschermann https://twitter.com/GSPSipo/status/1385470252759363588
(KS) #FF @MerklTanja @jana_puglierin @ClaudMajor @BruggemannHeike @Julia_Koch_IP @ChHeidbrink @AnneBressem @MAStrackZi @vtchakarova @elisabethbraw @Mirjam_Fischer @Katarzyna_Zysk @AnjaHirschel @JulianeMeyerK @RonjaKempin @smschaeffer @K3Kuss @jgotkowska @RikeFranke
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