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.
The label “terrorism” is a highly subjective interpretation of violence, but what happens when the moral perception is not as clear cut? Do we make a difference for “one of us” compared to “one of them”? If so, does it affect whether or not a far-right political attack is labelled as terrorism? Yan St-Pierre discusses the historical perspective and perception of left, Islamic and far-right attacks.
Wir diskutieren teilweise über diese #germanlessness in unsere #KNSPodcast Folge über Deutschlands #Afrikapolitik https://soundcloud.com/user-612727505/kns-podcast-17-afrikas-einfluss-auf-die-deutsche-sicherheitspolitik
#Sahel #Libyen #MSC2020 https://twitter.com/Plan4Risk/status/1229024494578282496
@florianpeil @MOSECON_Yan https://m.faz.net/aktuell/politik/sicherheitskonferenz/muenchner-sicherheitskonferenz-keine-geduld-mehr-mit-deutschland-16635917.html #MSC2020 #germanlessness
@MENASTREAM Yep. That's it in a nutshell. And unfortunately could've been written in 2016.
Again, my slow car crash analogy. You see what's coming (for those who see the situation for what it is) but the reaction is always too late
@MOSECON_Yan "New fronts are opening up before authorities, defence, and security forces are able to adequately address previous ones." https://www.acleddata.com/2019/01/17/insecurity-in-southwestern-burkina-faso-in-the-context-of-an-expanding-insurgency/
The fact that authorities and security forces are always multiple steps behind is a major catalyst the for #Sahel security breakdown.
While ops try to quell fires in one area, militants are already setting fires elsewhere, unmitigated https://twitter.com/MENASTREAM/status/1229355384705626112
#BurkinaFaso: While attention focuses on the tri-state border, the Yagha Province is falling/has [already] fallen into the hands of jihadi miliant groups; recent events in the provincial capital of Sebba are indicative of the negligible FDS presence https://twitter.com/Nisaalbie/status/1229156010637524994?s=19
@Plan4Risk @florianpeil Ein gutes #KNSPodcast Thema
Die Bundesregierung versteht nicht, wie stark Ds "Soft Power" ist und wie es als 1 der wenigen glaubwürdigen Ansprechpartner gilt.
Dieser Zurückhaltung, dies zu nutzen, beklagen viele hier, was durch Macrons noch Ungeduld unterstrichen wird. #MSC2020
