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Islamic State Capabilities in Europe
The Brussels attacks confirm that the Islamic State has been working with European networks of operatives, and the continent remains vulnerable, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
The Brussels attacks confirm that the Islamic State has been working with European networks of operatives, and the continent remains vulnerable, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
The results of the UK referendum mark a watershed for the European project and have released significant political and economic uncertainty, not only for the UK, but the future of the EU, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
France faces internal and external dynamics that make the country particularly vulnerable to Islamist terrorism compared to other Western states, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
Several key elections are set to take place amid rising anti-establishment and Eurosceptic sentiment within EU states. Votes in the Netherlands, France, Germany, and possibly Italy, will challenge well-established centrist parties. These results could precipitate the unravelling of the EU, leaving its project of an “ever greater union” in a more precarious…
Early elections are likely in Italy after the December 2016 constitutional referendum. However, ongoing political and economic factors are expected to increase uncertainty for the political establishment, according to Lara Sierra-Rubia.
Carilee Osborne unpacks Europol's recent report on serious and organised crime.
The vehicle-ramming and knife attack on Westminster – which killed four andleft more than 50 injured – was the most serious attack in the UK in recent years, but was not unanticipated or outside the modus operandi of lone actors in Europe, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
General election results in the Netherlands expose political fragmentation in the face of rising populism,and also pose a challenge for the ruling VVD as coalition negotiations commence, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
Although newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to bring about economic and political reform after his win in the May presidential elections, he must still garner enough support in the June legislative vote to turn his agenda into reality, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
The recent attacks that have hit the UK have sadly came as little surprise to British intelligence and law enforcement agencies. David Wells explores the UK authorities' response.