Radicalization, Linkage, and Diversity: Current Trends in Terrorism in Europe

Abstract

Although it has not suffered a successful attack since the July 7, 2005, bombings in London, Europe perceives itself to be under a constant threat from jihadist-inspired terrorism. Based on a survey of legal documents, intelligence reports, academic literature, and media sources, and on conversations with experts and government officials, this paper provides an overview of current trends in jihadism in Europe from an operational perspective. This research was jointly sponsored by the Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense/Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, the Interagency Task Force of Special Operations Command, and the Joint Staff/J-8. It was conducted within the International Security and Defense Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence Community.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA545352

Entities

People

  • Lorenzo Vidino

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Counterterrorism
  • Databases
  • European Union
  • Explosives
  • Foreign Relations
  • Homeland Security
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Man Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • National Security
  • Radicalization
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.