(np) The Future of Jihadism in Europe

[John Bailey]

Yeah, it was the language employed that made me laugh. I don't think
there's anything funny about terrorism, but do find it hard to take
seriously when someone all but describes terrorism as 'disruption'.
On a more serious note, viewing The Situation only through the lens of
neoliberal economics is troubling to me.
Although in that view, people smugglers are simply the market
capitalising on a demand that governments are failing to meet, and
should be free to do so.

On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 1:37 PM, ish mailian <ishmailian at gmail.com> wrote:
> The jibe was not at Europeans who can't stomach a satire of the state
> of affairs and/or recent events, but at those who describe the current
> state and the future with ridiculous terms, neo-liberal economic terms
> such as the utterly ridiculous description of veteran jihadist who
> recruit youngsters as entrepreneurs. That said, if the weak economics
> are what are driving the violence up, there is no solution in Europe.
> For nothing, it seems, can make the European economy grow. Nothing
> other than Germany, but Germany doesn't want growth so....
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 5:12 AM, Kai Frederik Lorentzen
> <lorentzen at hotmail.de> wrote:
>>
>> Here in Europe we don't feel like "satirizing" the issue these days ... Many
>> things will change profoundly. Like it or not.  History is here again! And
>> Hegghammer's article is a gem.
>>
>>
>> Am 22.12.2016 um 10:30 schrieb John "I know nothing about the social
>> sciences but like to comment on it" Bailey:
>>
>> "economically underperforming Muslim youth"
>> "available jihadi entrepreneurs"
>> "operational freedom for clandestine actors"
>> Is there any novelist satirising the language of professional
>> neoliberal terrorism commentary today? We're in old DeLillo territory
>> here. But writing on terrorism is increasingly framed in economic
>> terms, as is most well-shared writing online.
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 8:09 PM, Kai Frederik Lorentzen
>> <lorentzen at hotmail.de> wrote:
>>
>> Thomas Hegghammer:
>>
>> ... If the jihadi radicalization problem in Europe does indeed get worse,
>> it may be worth considering radical new approaches, both of the soft and the
>> hard kind ... <
>>
>> http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/566/html
>>
>> This article presents a ten-year forecast for jihadism in Europe. Despite
>> reaching historically high levels in recent years, violent Islamist activity
>> in Europe may increase further over the long term due to four macro-trends:
>> 1) expected growth in the number of economically underperforming Muslim
>> youth, 2) expected growth in the number of available jihadi entrepreneurs,
>> 3) persistent conflict in the Muslim world, and 4) continued operational
>> freedom for clandestine actors on the Internet. Over the next decade, the
>> jihadi attack plot frequency in Europe may follow a fluctuating curve with
>> progressively higher peaks. Many things can undercut the trends and lead to
>> a less ominous outcome, but the scenario is sufficiently likely to merit
>> attention from policymakers.
>>
>>
>> .
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