| ID | 165670 |
| Title Proper | Predicting and preventing radicalisation |
| Other Title Information | an alternative approach to suicide terrorism in Europe |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Herrington, Lewis |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Suicidal acts of terrorism conducted by lone actors independently of overseas command and control networks currently dominate the European landscape. Intelligence suggests from a population of fifty-two attackers between 2012 and 2017, at least 75% had a history of chronic substance abuse. Almost exclusively, Muslims do not engage in 12-step recovery programmes like Alcoholics Anonymous. We hypothesize that as both an ideology and agent of socialization, Islamic fundamentalism provides a structurally equivalent alternative. Yet, it is a programme that inadvertently directs a minority of vulnerable men along a pathway towards isolation, obsession, resentment and finally martyrdom. |
| `In' analytical Note | Intelligence and National Security Vol. 34, No.4; Jun 2019: p.480-502 |
| Journal Source | Intelligence and National Security Vol: 34 No 4 |
| Key Words | Europe ; Suicide Terrorism |