Charlie van Mieghem
Charlie obtained a master degree in Crisis and Security Management (MSc) at Leiden University, The Hague in 2021. She specialised in the Governance of Radicalism, Extremism and Terrorism. Prior to that, she has obtained a bachelor in International Relations and Organisations and a bachelor in Latin American Studies, both at Leiden University. Charlie’s main fields of interest include the prevention of radicalisation and countering violent extremism, in particular far-right extremism and Islamist extremism.
Charlie worked with ICCT as an intern and later as the Communciations Officer. She has worked on communications, events, the publication of The Handbook of Terrorism Prevention and Preparedness, (edited by prof. em. Alex P. Schmid), the podcast, and several research projects and publications. She is currently working as a policy-maker/account manager at the Dutch Zorg- en Veiligheidshuis in Rotterdam.
Key ICCT Publications:
Leidig, E. and van Mieghem, C. The US National Strategy on Countering Domestic Terrorism as a model for the EU. Policy Brief, The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, 24 September 2021.
Keywords: Kaczynski, Unabomber, eco-fascism, anti technology, far-right, manifesto Disclaimer: Primary sources, including quotations, are not linked within the text for ethical reasons. Readers interested in obtaining primary material may contact the authors directly. “Eco-fascism” is receiving renewed attention following the recent far-right terrorist attack at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. In his manifesto, the […]
This short article revisits the concepts of terrorism waves and the Zeitgeist, with a view to reflect on what terrorist threat landscape may lie on the horizon.
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.