by raffaellopantucci | Dec 8, 2015 | Monitor
A short response to last Friday’s incident in Leytonstone for the Guardian where an apparently mentally troubled man attacked some people on the tube. Unclear case, though his expression of ideology suggests a possible terrorist connection in there somewhere. A...
by raffaellopantucci | Nov 19, 2015 | Monitor
And in a second piece, this time from Monday’s Times, looking at the phenomenon of homegrown radicalisation, this time in the context of Mohammed Emwazi, as well as the Paris attacks. Radicals become the killers within Mohammed Emwazi was drawn to radical ideas...
by raffaellopantucci | Nov 19, 2015 | Monitor
It has been rather busy of late, so a bit behind on posting. First up, I wrote a longer piece in the Independent on Sunday at the weekend on the atrocity last Friday in Paris. Paris terror attacks: The lessons of Mumbai were learned – by the jihadis For Isis to...
by raffaellopantucci | Jul 7, 2015 | Monitor
Marking the sad anniversary of ten years on from the July 7, 2005 attack on London, Prospect asked for an article about where we stand today as compared to a decade ago. Sitting in London writing this and seeing all the coverage today has been quite sad and moving....
by raffaellopantucci | Jul 6, 2015 | Monitor
A new piece off the book ahead of what is likely to be a busy week in this regard, looking at the concept of the ‘Suburban Terrorist’ for the Sunday Telegraph. There are a few other pieces around the book that are going to be emerging this week as we hit...