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In this Perspective, I aim to illustrate that although the crime-terror nexus has attracted significant attention of late, it is not a new phenomenon, and has past iterations that offer useful lessons for its present form. I reference my own experience as a police officer in Scotland and draw parallels to far older diaspora communities […]

As a service to ICCT’s readers, ICCT Associate Fellow Dr. Donald Holbrook summarises key points of his work and makes suggestions for further reading.  Research Summary ‘What types of media do terrorists collect?’ analyses religious, political, or other ideological media publications that were uncovered in police investigations relating to individuals convicted of involvement in Islamist-inspired […]

Our June 2018 Newsletter is out! Read about our latest events, publications and activities. You can read the newsletter here. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, suggestions or comments. If you would like to receive our future newsletter by email, please subscribe.

Our May 2018 Newsletter is out! Read about our latest events, publications and activities. You can read the newsletter here. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, suggestions or comments. If you would like to receive our future newsletter by email, please subscribe.

In this article for AT5 Nieuws on radicalisation policy in Amsterdam, ICCT Director Renske van der Veer was quoted discussing what the newly appointed Mayor of Amsterdam should focus her efforts on concerning radicalisation in Amsterdam. Renske argues that the policy debate surrounding radicalisation has become politicized, and emphasized that research must be undertaken to […]

In this article for the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence journal, Dr Alastair Reed and Jennifer Dowling examine the role of historical narratives in extremist propaganda. Read the article here. 

A number of Indonesian nationals who support the self-styled Islamic State have now returned home from the Middle East. Some may have received military training or even seen combat, but so far the majority have been those who failed in their attempts to enter Syria and Iraq from Turkey and were subsequently deported. While recent […]

On the 31st August, ICCT is hosting a High Level Panel on the use of international terrorist watch lists. Register now! UNSCR 2396: The Use of International Terrorist Watch Lists Friday 31 August, 15:30 – 17:30  T.M.C. Asser Instituut, R.L. Schimmelpennincklaan 20-22, The Hague With growing international movements and networks of terrorists, governments are now […]

On the 24 April 2018, ICCT, in collaboration with the Netherlands embassy in Qatar, the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre (ROLACC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted a workshop titled ‘Investigating and Prosecuting Cases of the Nexus between Organised Crime and Terrorism: Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Practitioners‘ […]

In a recent report, ‘Countering Terrorist Narratives’, written for the European Parliament LIBE committee by my colleagues Dr Haroro Ingram,  Joe Whitaker and myself, we provided an overview of the multiple different projects and approaches being enacted at the International and European levels. Many different approaches have developed, each aiming to tackle the threat of […]