Since 11 September 2001, the assessment of most European countries has been that although political violence motivated by other ideologies exists throughout the Continent, ‘jihadist’ terrorism represents the biggest threat to their security. Even though the last large, successful attack – the London bombings – took place in 2005, European authorities arrest some 200 militants and thwart a handful of plots of jihadist inspiration every year. In some cases – Frankfurt in 2011, Toulouse in 2012 and London in 2013 – small-scale attacks have been carried out by individuals of jihadist persuasion, acting independently
Home-Grown Jihadism in Italy: Birth, Development and Radicalization Dynamics
April 1, 2014
