'De Russische geheime diensten knippen grotere operaties op in kleine stukjes, en laten wegwerpagenten die deelopdrachten uitvoeren.' Wouter van Loon
@wloon.bsky.social @nrc.nl @bartschuurman.bsky.social #OorloginOekraรฏne
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

@bartschuurman.bsky.social
Professor of Terrorism and Political Violence at Leiden University
'De Russische geheime diensten knippen grotere operaties op in kleine stukjes, en laten wegwerpagenten die deelopdrachten uitvoeren.' Wouter van Loon
@wloon.bsky.social @nrc.nl @bartschuurman.bsky.social #OorloginOekraรฏne
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
You can sign up now for the 14 Oct session (14:00 CET) on the Kyiv shootout and what it says about extremism, crime and state meddling in Ukraine's security world.
Worth your time: buff.ly/5USEioF
Poland had some wise words, for Russia. They can puff out their chests all they like, they can keep killing... But this Polish Foreign Minister is ๐ฏ correct. They will never win.
๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ท๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐๐น ๐ก๐ถรฑ๐ผ, ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐๐น๐ฝ & ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป? Op 12 okt bespreekt Tanja Hendriks @ascleiden.bsky.social & @fggaleiden.bsky.social de complexe relatie tussen rampenbestrijding, klimaatadaptatie, de rol van de staat en mondiale stabiliteit.๐ป
Een aantal mensen komt er nu pas achter dat XR niet bepaald een vriend is van Oekraรฏne. Dat was al een stuk langer zo; zie dit overzicht
Delighted to see my paper "The Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Those Affiliated with #Terrorism: The Case of #Iraq" now published in Terrorism and Political Violence. Based on fieldwork and interviews with #ISIS -affiliated families in the country it argues that:
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Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Mackenzie Hart and I introduce a special issue on Nihilistic Violent Extremism. We present a working definition of NVE and argue it is characterised by six key elements.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"But 25 years later, America's own mistakes have brought it closer to fulfillment than bin Laden ever could," the great Ali Soufan warns in @theatlantic.com.
When Mr. Soufan speaks, listen.
"Does Ideology Influence Behavioral Radicalization Patterns? Comparing Right-Wing and Salafi-Jihadist Individuals" in Terrorism and Political Violence www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Really enjoyed listening to @matisaksk.bsky.social 's interview with Peter Bergen. Anyone interested in a 9/11 retrospective from one of the world's leading journalists on al-Qaeda should definitely check it out: open.spotify.com/episode/3A6W...
Does ideology change how radicalization works? Not as much as you'd think!
In our latest article, Sarah Carthy, @graigklein.bsky.social and I find that the factors influencing radicalization outcomes are largely consistent across ideologies.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@unileiden.bsky.social
Does ideology change how radicalization works? Not as much as you'd think!
In our latest article, Sarah Carthy, @graigklein.bsky.social and I find that the factors influencing radicalization outcomes are largely consistent across ideologies.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@unileiden.bsky.social
I'm a journalist and I tend to say that I'm doing a job that doesn't exist anymore. But it's still a privilege to deliver a message from interesting people to an audience. Over a few days I spoke with @hannaliubakova.bsky.social, @radek-sikorski.bsky.social, Peter Bergen or @profonderco.bsky.social.
Attack on a power station in Germany: