Far-Right Terrorism in Europe: From Online Radicalisation to Street Movements
Far-right terrorism in Europe in 2025 is a multi-layered and dynamic menace that is becoming unclearer as to whether online radicalisation is seen as a precursor to coordinated street mobilisation or the opposite. What started as disjointed online foes with xenophobic and ultranationalist beliefs, has evolved into structured and noticeable movements against the power of […]
A Fortress Europe? Militarisation of EU Borders and the Transformation of Frontex
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, has been one of the keystone tools in the militarisation of EU borders, and reflects the transformation of the Union away from a system of coordination-based border management towards a more defense-focused system. By the year 2025 it has operations that range over air, sea and land […]
Russia’s Terrorism Trials of Ukrainian POWs: Political Persecution or Justice?
Russia’s military courts intensified prosecutions of captured Ukrainian soldiers, framing them under terrorism and extremism laws rather than as prisoners of war protected under international conventions. The case of fifteen members of Ukraine’s Aidar Battalion, sentenced in Rostov-on-Don to between 15 and 21 years in maximum-security penal colonies, marked one of the most significant judicial […]
Urban Security in Europe: Protecting Soft Targets in Megacities
The great cities of Europe like London, Paris, Berlin and Madrid are cultural and economic centers, which are home to millions of citizens, commuters, and visitors every day. Their transparent nature and connectivity, on the other hand, render them the best targets to individuals who would want to take advantage of the security lapses within […]
Unseen Sacrifices: Raising Awareness of the Global War on Terror’s Human Cost
Global War on Terror (GWOT), which was initiated in the aftermath of September 11 attacks, has become one of the most widespread and most long-lasting military campaigns in history. Spanning Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia, its ripple will be felt on the other continents up to 2025. Human cost is still staggering-it is estimated […]
Counterterrorism in the Age of Social Media: UK’s Fight Against Extremist Networks
The emergence of social media has changed the face of communication and connectivity in the world and has brought new avenues of interaction as well as threats. In the case of terror groups like Daesh, such platforms are effective propaganda spreaders, recruitment, radicalization, and operational coordination services with a transnational scope. The counterterrorism architecture in […]
The Weaponisation of Energy: Europe’s Vulnerability to Energy Blackmail Beyond Russia
Since 2022, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has become the focus of diversification policy since Europe has strategically broken the loop of reliance on Russian natural gas. A number of LNG terminals have been opened in the continent by 2025 especially in Germany, Poland and the Netherlands. This infrastructural growth has allowed the EU to take […]
The Manchester Synagogue Attack: Understanding the Complexities of Modern Terror Investigations
The targeted violence against religious minorities has been a long-standing issue that emerged into the limelight in the attack of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester on October 2, 2025. Occurring on the most important day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, the attack consisted of a single attacker who used a vehicle […]
Artificial Intelligence in European Security: The Promise and Peril of Predictive Policing
By 2025, the artificial intelligence in European security has shifted into practice as opposed to concept. The governments and law enforcement agencies in the continent are making investments in AI technologies that can improve surveillance, increase the safety of the population, and streamline the process of crime prevention. Predictive policing, a type of data-based policing, […]
Institutional Bloat or Security Necessity? UN’s Counter-Terrorism Architecture Under Scrutiny
In the past quarter-century, the United Nations has incrementally grown its counter-terrorism units, developing these units out of small technical assistance units into multi-agency and billion-dollar security machines. The events of September 11, 2001 have contributed greatly to this institutional change because it redefined terrorism as a priority issue in international governance. The resolution of […]