by raffaellopantucci | Mar 26, 2016 | Monitor
It has been a busy week after the sad events in Brussels. A lot of links and posting to catch up on, but am on the road so not so easy to do. For the time being, here is my preliminary thoughts on the attack for the Financial Times. More to come soon. Brussels Attacks...
by raffaellopantucci | Mar 19, 2016 | Monitor
A brief reaction piece for Newsweek after Salah Abdeslam’s arrest in Molenbeek on Friday. The broader story of ISIS in Europe is going to continue to be an issue and undoubtedly more on this to sadly come. Paris Attacks: Arrest of Salah Abdeslam Does Not Reduce...
by Charles Cameron | Nov 24, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — breaking news, and I hope it stays broken ] . Here’s the breaking news in French, followed by my comments, then back to the document in question: ** There’s a symmetry to the names, Etat Chrétien and Islamic State — and 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...
