Alastair Reed
Dr. Alastair Reed is an Associate Fellow at ICCT. Prior to this he served as Acting Director from 2016 – 2018. Dr Reed joined ICCT and Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Affairs in the autumn of 2014 as a Research Coordinator and a Research Fellow at ICCT. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University, where he completed his doctorate on research focused on understanding the processes of escalation and de-escalation in Ethnic Separatist conflicts in India and the Philippines. His main areas of interest are Terrorism and Insurgency, Conflict Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Military and Political Strategy, and International Relations, in particular with a regional focus on South Asia and South-East Asia. His current research projects address the foreign-fighter phenomenon, focusing on motivation and the use of strategic communications.
Key Publications include:
Glazzard, A. and Reed, A. The Battlefield of the Media: Reporting Terrorism in Conditions of Conflict and Political Repression. The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, 2 November 2021.
Glazzard, A. and Reed, A. After the Attack: Lessons for Governments and Journalists in Reporting Terrorist Incidents. The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague, 14 June 2021.
Ingram, H. J. and A. Reed. “Lessons from History for Counter-Terrorism Strategic Communications”, The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague 7, no. 4 (2016).
Reed, A. “Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent: A New Frontline in the Global Jihadist Movement?” The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague 8, no. 1 (2016).
Leenaars, J. and A Reed. “Understanding lone wolves: Towards a theoretical framework for comparative analysis“, The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (2016).
Van Ginkel, B., and E. Entenmann (Eds.), “The Foreign Fighters Phenomenon in the European Union. Profiles, Threats & Policies”, The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague 7, no. 2 (2016).
Bakker, E., Reed, A. and J. de Roy van Zuijdewijn. “Pathways of Foreign Fighters: Policy Options and Their (Un)Intended Consequences”, The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism- The Hague 6, no. 1 (2015).
Reed, A. “So What Does IS Want Us to Do Next…?”, Perspectives, The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague, 2015.
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This research paper seeks to examine the right-wing military-extremism nexus by surveying potential consequences arising from the presence of right-wing extremists within Western militaries.
This Policy Brief outlines several approaches that can be adopted by U.S. policymakers to address the challenges posed by militia violent extremist groups.
This Perspective analyses the Buffalo shooter’s manifesto to understand the broader context and factors that motivated this perpetrator.