Theme

Terrorism and extremism

There is broad agreement on the core meaning of the term ‘terrorism’, but considerable disagreement about its delimitation.

Terrorism can be seen as strategic actions in which violence or threat of violence is used to create fear, gain attention for a cause, or coerce another party to give in to certain demands. The aim is to achieve effects on others beside the direct victims or targets of the violence. Some analysts reserve the term for non-state actors, while others include state terrorism. Some define acts as terrorism only if the actions are directed at civilian targets, while others include all non-combatants (including military targets not involved in the combat). At NUPI, research on terrorism has concentrated especially on the European rim from North Africa to the Caucasus region, and our main instrument for this research is the research programme the Terror Consortium.

Some questions we seek to answer:

What are the linkages between terrorism, organized crime, weak states and new forms of organized violence?
How to distinguish between terrorists and freedom fighters?
What are the political implications of how the various insurgence groups are defined?

News about terrorism and extremism

Common fears, common opportunities?

5 Mar 2020

How do Czechia and Norway assess and respond to a changing international political context?

Security policy Defence Terrorisme og ekstremisme Diplomacy Styring Utenrikspolitikk NATO Europe Regional integrasjon Diplomati og utenrikspolitikk Forsvar og sikkerhet Global styring
The PREVEX project officially launched in Brussels
7 Feb 2020
- - Henriette Ullavik Erstad
Why are some communities more likely to experience violent extremism than others?

Terrorisme og ekstremisme Conflict resolution Opprørsgrupper The Middle East and North Africa Africa Komparativ metode The EU
Drivers of violent extremism: NUPI to coordinate EU-funded project
19 Dec 2019
- - Ane Teksum Isbrekken
PREVEX will shed light on how the various drivers of violent extremism operate.

The EU Conflict resolution Terrorisme og ekstremisme The Middle East and North Africa Europe Opprørsgrupper Sårbare stater Komparativ metode

All news about terrorism and extremism (total 26)

Publications about terrorism and extremism

Publication : Report

The “Faceless Evildoers” of Cabo Delgado: an Islamist Insurgency in Mozambique?

2020
A brief assessment about the emergence of a jihadi group in Mozambique
Terrorisme og ekstremisme Africa Opprørsgrupper
Publication : Chapter

Jihad globale o insurgency locale? L'ISIS in Africa, da Boko Haram allo Stato Islamico nel Grande Sahara
This chapter sums up the evolution of jihadi activity in Mali and around Lake Chad, connecing local events to the concurrent emergence and evolution of the Islamic State.
Terrorisme og ekstremisme Africa
Publication : Academic article
The Origins of Boko Haram, and Why the War on Terror Matters
2020
- - Alessio Iocchi
This article, prompted as a response to a recent contribution penned by Audu Bulama Bukarti,returns to the history of an incident occurred in 2003 between the Nigerian security and a group of militants popularly known as the “Nigerian Taliban” and considered as a precursor to Boko Haram. While the historiography...
Terrorisme og ekstremisme Africa Conflict resolution