GVPT 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter April 16: Al-Qaeda, Whatsapp, Islam4Uk
16 Apr 2018
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The future of jihadism in europe: a pessimistic view by thomas hegghammer: the jihadism crisis. Hegghammer alleges that europe is currently facing a crisis of jihadism: 273 people died in jihadi attacks between 2014 and 2016, more than all previous years combined. 14 jihadi attacks occurred between 2015 and 2016, 3. 5 times the biannual average of the previous 15 years. At least 29 well-documented attack plots were uncovered in 2015 and 2016, 2. 5 times the biannual average. About half of all jihadi plots reached execution in 2015 and 2016; less than one-third were executed in the preceding 15 years. 5,000 european muslims travelled to fight in syria between 2011 and 2016, five times the number that went to all previous destinations combined. 1,600 people were arrested in jihadism-related charges between. 2011 and 2015 in the european union (not counting britain); this represents a 70% increase compared to the previous 5-year period. Qualitative changes were also present in jihadi campaigns.
