Professor Cesari discussed French response and resilience to terrorist attacks, and what the Carcassonne attack reveals about ISIS’s adaptation and evolution to their changing circumstances.
Mark Rowley, Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer, has criticised technology and social media firms for their lack of commitment in countering the online terrorist threat. Isis’ recent emphasis on supporters carrying out ‘lone wolf attacks’ has made the phenomenon an increasing reality, and some Islamic communities are taking theological steps to counter this threat.
17 year-old Lloyd Gunton was reportedly radicalised online, where he viewed Isis propaganda and accessed guides on carrying out terrorist attacks. Security services and ministers have issued warnings about “remote radicalisation”, which is thought to be becoming more common with the decline of Isis.
Professor Jocelyne Cesari discusses the lack of policy coherence among EU member states on how to deal with those returning from fighting for the so-called Islamic State.
While the idea of “lone wolf” attacks frequently characterises discussion of terrorism in the USA, radicalisation networks, particularly those facilitated online, play a significant role in facilitating it.
