Description
Book Synopsis The global pandemic has offered extraordinary opportunities for extremists and terrorists to mobilize themselves and revive as more powerful actors in the security landscape. But could these threat groups actually capitalize on the coronavirus crisis and advance their malevolent agendas? Utilizing the largest COVID-19-related terrorism database, the book presents an analysis built upon a quantitative and qualitative comparison between the nature of both the radical Islamist and the far-right-related threat in 2018 and 2020. It provides, for the first time, a true picture of novel trends since the pandemic outbreak.
Trade Review “This important, groundbreaking work will appeal to a range of specialists and more general audiences. The research is well-organized and will contribute to several key public policy areas, and will have a listing impact on several fields.” • John Harrison, Rabdan Academy, Abu Dhabi
“This book is an invaluable addition to the literature on terrorism and COVID-19 interconnections.” • Richard J. Chasdi, The George Washington University
“Katalin Pethö-Kiss and Rohan Gunaratna have assembled a comprehensive narrative on the status of terrorist violence in the shadow of the pandemic. Sorting through an extensive body of material they assess terrorist motivations, capabilities, and tactics of groups and individuals covering a wide ideological spectrum. This is essential baseline reading for counter terrorism analysts and operators in the current day and future historians looking back on the period.” • John Parachini, RAND Corporation
Table of Contents List of Illustrations
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Evolution of the Threat
Chapter 2. How Have Radical Islamists Capitalized on the Pandemic?
Chapter 3. How Could Far Right Extremists Exploit the Corona virus Crisis?
Chapter 4. Beyond the Radical Islamist and Right-Wing Threat
Chapter 5. Novel Terrorist Tactics and Targets
Chapter 6. Future Trajectories for Emerging Radical Islamist and Far Right Trends
Conclusion: Policy Recommendations
Annexes
Annex 1. Key Radical Islamist and Far right Messages on the Pandemic
Annex 2. Statistics on Extremists’ COVID-19-related Activities
Index
