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.
Das Attentat vom 2. Juni auf den deutschen Politiker Walter Lübcke, vermutlich von einem Rechtsextremisten verübt, überraschte viele deutsche Politiker, die plötzlich bemerkt zu haben scheinen, welche Bedrohung rechtsextremer Terrorismus darstellt. Yan St-Pierre erläutert, warum das Klima aus Angst und Extremismus nicht plötzlich aufgetaucht ist. (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.
#COVID19 lockdown terror network like Boko Haram would suffer food crises ad there seemingly no market for them to overrun. This could breed crisis among their various chain of command, and as such any planed attack would be deadly and more of food based https://twitter.com/MOSECON_UIK/status/1244937146483585025
With regards to Boko Haram, there is the likelihood of their advancement cum area mapping against the Nigerian State within the period of the lockdown as govt forces are now more concern in enforcing the #COVID19 lockdown order than fighting terrorism https://twitter.com/EGIC_/status/1244913677645623296
Thought-provoking @EGIC_ discussion on the impact of the coronavirus on the terrorism sphere, with some positives (increased vulnerability of NSA, loosening grasp on fear) and some negatives (social unrest and governments'fall expected will bring new opportunities). https://twitter.com/EGIC_/status/1243945951414366209
From the #ExtremeRight to the #ExtremeLeft, #religious fundamentalists to #apocalyptical movements, #Coronavirus is generating an effect. Register for the #webinar w #CarolineVarin @PeterRNeumann @MOSECON_Yan @MitchellBelfer & @SofiaBarbarani to learn more https://www.egic.info/terrorism-time-of-coronavirus
Thank you to the @EGIC_ team for the invitation and the set up. Enjoyed the discussions. It somehow always feels too short!
And thank you to everyone who tuned in for your interest 🙏🏻
And thank you to my fellow panelists for their insights https://twitter.com/EGIC_/status/1244937991975571456
We would like to thank the speakers #CarolineVarin @PeterRNeumann @MOSECON_Yan @MitchellBelfer & moderator @SofiaBarbarani for a fascinating discussion about #terrorism & #COVID19! Thank you for joining us & engaging in the Q&A! Stay tuned for the report & our future #webinars.
