Over the past three years the number of foreign fighters either resident in Europe or of European nationality fighting in conflicts in Syria and Iraq has increased. Most of them share radical Islamist religious motivations, and many States and international institutions classify them as terrorists or potential terrorists. In this study we aim to identify and characterize the phenomenon of foreign fighters starting from a historical perspective until reaching their impact on current international security relations. This work also analyses the causes why some groups of foreign fighters might pose a greater danger to national security than in earlier periods, and the reasons why the increase in the number of foreign fighters in armed conflict...
Foreign fighters who join the conflict in Iraq and Syria are increasingly seen as a growing source o...
With the outbreak of civil war and sectarian violence in Syria, Iraq, and Libya, over 15,000 men and...
Salafist terrorism has changed markedly and since the attacks of September 11th, the yihad becomes ...
Over the past three years the number of foreign fghters either resident in Europe or of European na...
Today, thousands of European Union Member States' nationals and residents are in Iraq or Syria fight...
The phenomenon of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq is making headlines. Their involvement in the a...
This paper will explore the challenges presented by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, (ISI...
Radicalisation is one of the most alarming security threats. This paper focuses on the issue of recr...
Despite the widespread media attention for foreign fighters in Europe, very little is known about th...
This research resulted in a foreign fighters analytical framework aiming to identify the reasons for...
The number of European foreign fighters with a jihadist political agenda participating in the Syrian...
The current flow of foreign fighters to the conflict in Syria and Iraq is unprecedented in recent ti...
This Research Paper by Dr. Alex P. Schmid opens with a brief exposition of the foreign (terrorist) f...
The bachelor thesis examines the link between foreign military missions and the incidence of interna...
The aim of this Master's thesis is to examine the securitization discourse used to construct the sec...
Foreign fighters who join the conflict in Iraq and Syria are increasingly seen as a growing source o...
With the outbreak of civil war and sectarian violence in Syria, Iraq, and Libya, over 15,000 men and...
Salafist terrorism has changed markedly and since the attacks of September 11th, the yihad becomes ...
Over the past three years the number of foreign fghters either resident in Europe or of European na...
Today, thousands of European Union Member States' nationals and residents are in Iraq or Syria fight...
The phenomenon of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq is making headlines. Their involvement in the a...
This paper will explore the challenges presented by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, (ISI...
Radicalisation is one of the most alarming security threats. This paper focuses on the issue of recr...
Despite the widespread media attention for foreign fighters in Europe, very little is known about th...
This research resulted in a foreign fighters analytical framework aiming to identify the reasons for...
The number of European foreign fighters with a jihadist political agenda participating in the Syrian...
The current flow of foreign fighters to the conflict in Syria and Iraq is unprecedented in recent ti...
This Research Paper by Dr. Alex P. Schmid opens with a brief exposition of the foreign (terrorist) f...
The bachelor thesis examines the link between foreign military missions and the incidence of interna...
The aim of this Master's thesis is to examine the securitization discourse used to construct the sec...
Foreign fighters who join the conflict in Iraq and Syria are increasingly seen as a growing source o...
With the outbreak of civil war and sectarian violence in Syria, Iraq, and Libya, over 15,000 men and...
Salafist terrorism has changed markedly and since the attacks of September 11th, the yihad becomes ...