CAN EUROPE MAKE IT? Open Democracy New dimensions of terrorism: tracking right-wing inspired lone wolves The significance of the American position should not be underestimated, for they are also host to many of the most powerful social media and gaming platforms in the world. Florian Hartleb 25 March 2020 Anders Behring Breivik in […]
Lone Wolves in sheep’s clothing – terrorism as a symptom New Springer book, Lone Wolves: The New Terrorism of Right-Wing Single Actors, examines a new breed of terrorism that feeds on the hunger for sensationalism and the trend of depoliticisation in Western societies exposing unfamiliar risks and threats Heidelberg | New York, 6 March 2020 The […]
My analysis in English about the recent right-wing inspired lone wolf attack in Germany (Hanau) – a deeper analysis is in my book on the topic (just published, Springer, 2020) https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030361525 Danger from “lonely wolves”: The perpetrator from Hanau was among us February 21, 2020 Friday February 21, 2020By Florian Hartleb The attack […]
After Hanau: How can Germany deal with extreme right-wing terror? Rachel Loxton rachel.loxton@thelocal.com 20 February 2020 A shooter killed nine people in the German city of Hanau in a racist attack. We spoke to anti-terror experts to find out how Germany is reacting and what we can learn. It started out like any […]
Letter from Europe A Terrorist Attack on Yom Kippur in Halle, Germany 14th October 2019 By Elisabeth Zerofsky 4:22 P.M On Yom Kippur, on Wednesday, a small synagogue in Germany was targeted in a live-streamed attack in which two people were killed. Ezra Waxman likes being Jewish in Europe. There is an opportunity, he says, […]
Far-Right Terrorism Deadly Attack Exposes Lapses in German Security Apparatus The 27-year-old German man who went on a shooting spree during the Yom Kippur holiday was out to kill Jews. He apparently self-radicalized in the darkest corners of the internet, beyond the reach of police or intelligence officials, who are woefully unprepared for this new breed […]
Interesting review of my book “lone wolves” in the leading Estonian Think tank ICDS (International Centre for Defense and Security) specialising in foreign policy, security and defence issues by Aimar Ventsel PAPER ISSUE AUGUST 22, 2019 The Story of a Lone Wolf Aimar Ventsel What connects people like Uwe Mundlos, […]
Der Spiegel, Magazine (22nd June 2019) International Father, Neighbor, KillerGermany’s Chilling New Far-Right Terror The recent politically motivated assassination of a prominent local leader in Germany has raised concern about the growing threat of far-right extremism in the country. As investigators search for possible accomplices, politicians are struggling to find answers to the escalating violence. By […]
In the German TV “3 Sat” I spoke on 28th March about the globalised right-wing terrorism after Christchurch (including the connections of the actor in Europe). Mediathek: http://www.3sat.de/mediathek/?mode=&obj=79932
From the Web to Real LifeThe Growing Threat of Online-Bred Right-Wing Extremism The gunman who killed 50 people in Christchurch, New Zealand is being celebrated by right-wing extremists around the world, including in Germany. It is a sign of how the internet has forged a new kind of terrorist threat, and an increasingly emboldened network […]