Islamist Terrorism in EuropeEurope is still facing an increase in terrorist plotting. This has led to growing security concerns over the fallout of the Syrian conflict, and the sizeable contingents of battle-hardened European foreign fighters, who are seeking to return home. This book provides a comprehensive account of the rise of jihadist militancy in Europe and offers a detailed background for understanding the current and future threat. Based on a wide range of new primary sources, it traces the phenomenon back to the late 1980s, and the formation of jihadist support networks in Europe in the early 1990s. Combining analytical rigor with empirical richness, Petter Nesser offers a comprehensive account of patterns of terrorist cell formation and plots between 1995 and 2017. In contrast to existing research which has emphasized social explanations, failed immigration and homegrown radicalism, this book highlights the transnational aspects. It shows how jihadi terrorism in Europe is intrinsically linked to and reflects the ideological agendas of armed organizations in conflict zones, and how entrepreneurial jihad-veterans facilitate such trans-nationalization of militancy. |
Contents
| 1 | |
1 From Afghanistan to Europe | 23 |
2 Scope and modus operandi | 53 |
3 The Algeria Factor 19942000 | 67 |
4 Towards Global Jihad in Europe 20003 | 87 |
5 The Iraq Effect 20035 | 129 |
6 The Pakistan Axis 20046 | 163 |
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