Dutch Minister of Education visits Leiden University to learn about MOOCs
On January the 8th, Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science – Jet Bussemaker – visited Leiden University – Campus The Hague to learn about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Later that day,...
View ArticleKeeping an Eye on Big Brother
Is it possible to organize forms of oversight regarding the international cooperation between intelligence agencies? A question that, although not new, currently has received attention both from...
View ArticleThe European Union and terrorism
In the weeks after the terrorist attack on the Jewish museum in Brussels and the arrest of the alleged perpetrator in Marseille, the European Union reacted in a typical way. As the perpetrator was...
View ArticleAddressing Terrorism Studies’ ‘Data Problem’: One Case At a Time
The decades’ old overreliance on secondary sources of information is a long-standing problem in research on terrorism. Still, such data forms the basis on which the large majority of studies are...
View ArticleThe Brunswick Wargame
Gaming and simulation have long been used to teach and train military officers to operate strategically in uncertain situations. Games like Chaturanga, Shogi, Xiangqi and Chess, although played and...
View ArticleGoogle Hangout on Foreign Fighters
On October 14th, a Google Hangout on foreign fighters with international experts was broadcasted as part of the MOOC Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory & Practice of Leiden...
View ArticleMeeting at NATO’s COE-DAT on Foreign Fighters: push and pull factors
COE-DAT stands for the Centre of Excellence on Defence Against Terrorism, which is based in Ankara. It is the place where NATO organises training and courses on this particular threat to security. It...
View ArticleDutch Minister of Education visits Leiden University to learn about MOOCs
On January the 8th, Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science – Jet Bussemaker – visited Leiden University – Campus The Hague to learn about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Later that day,...
View ArticleKeeping an Eye on Big Brother
Is it possible to organize forms of oversight regarding the international cooperation between intelligence agencies? A question that, although not new, currently has received attention both from...
View ArticleThe European Union and terrorism
In the weeks after the terrorist attack on the Jewish museum in Brussels and the arrest of the alleged perpetrator in Marseille, the European Union reacted in a typical way. As the perpetrator was...
View ArticleAddressing Terrorism Studies’ ‘Data Problem’: One Case At a Time
The decades’ old overreliance on secondary sources of information is a long-standing problem in research on terrorism. Still, such data forms the basis on which the large majority of studies are...
View ArticleThe Brunswick Wargame
Gaming and simulation have long been used to teach and train military officers to operate strategically in uncertain situations. Games like Chaturanga, Shogi, Xiangqi and Chess, although played and...
View ArticleGoogle Hangout on Foreign Fighters
On October 14th, a Google Hangout on foreign fighters with international experts was broadcasted as part of the MOOC Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory & Practice of Leiden...
View ArticleMeeting at NATO’s COE-DAT on Foreign Fighters: push and pull factors
COE-DAT stands for the Centre of Excellence on Defence Against Terrorism, which is based in Ankara. It is the place where NATO organises training and courses on this particular threat to security. It...
View ArticleVideo blog: Developments in the field of (counter)terrorism
As part of the massive open online course (MOOC) "Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory & Practice", videos are regularly being produced to respond to some of the latest developments in...
View ArticleAnalyzing Non-State Actors
Now that Islamic State (IS) is being pushed back, international attention focuses on the assault on one of IS’ strongholds: Mosul. Media speculate on what IS will do as soon as it is cornered there....
View ArticleThree Reasons Why Teachers Are Not Watchdogs for Violent Extremism
The exclusive use of hard power will not win the battle, said Irina Bokova (Director General of UNESCO) during one of her recent lectures, emphasizing the importance of the use of soft power - such as...
View ArticleNew MOOC: Risk in Modern Society
On Monday the 29th of January, the brand-new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) ‘Risk in Modern Society’ will officially start and you can still enroll. This course was developed by the Centre for...
View ArticleKeeping an Eye on Big Brother
Is it possible to organize forms of oversight regarding the international cooperation between intelligence agencies? A question that, although not new, currently has received attention both from...
View ArticleThe European Union and terrorism
In the weeks after the terrorist attack on the Jewish museum in Brussels and the arrest of the alleged perpetrator in Marseille, the European Union reacted in a typical way. As the perpetrator was...
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