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Breaking the Wall of Radicalisation
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Breaking the Wall of Radicalisation

How Security Studies Explore the Roots of Terror

Peter Neumann
Falling Walls Foundation, 2016
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A spate of suicide terrorist attacks across Western Europe has bewildered citizens, many of whom cannot fathom why terrorists would resort to such desperate measures. Peter Neumann, a professor of security studies, sheds some light on this issue. His extensive study of Europe’s homegrown terrorists found several commonalities among those who join cells, which may help to demystify violent extremism. getAbstract recommends Neumann’s ideas to anyone interested in finding measured, peaceful counterterrorist solutions.

Take-Aways

  • Since 2011, roughly 5,000 citizens of Western Europe have traveled to Syria to fight with “jihadi groups” and participate in a war that most recruits don’t comprehend.
  • Studying these violent extremists’ social media activity provides three crucial insights into Europe’s homegrown terrorism.
  • First, many turn to violent extremism in order to protect their brethren from foreign invasion. This narrative is common among all cultures and religions.

About the Speaker

Peter Neumann is a professor of security studies at King’s College, London.

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