On September 26, an EICTP delegation participated in a high-level conference hosted by CTED and the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) in New York City on the highly topical subject of “New Technologies: Impact and Implications for International Counterterrorism”.
In volume 7 of the “EICTP Vienna Research Papers on Transnational Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism”, the latest trend-setting developments and phenomena of classic extremist phenomena (left-wing and right-wing extremism as well as Islamism) are presented in a comprehensible and concise manner. In addition, currently emerging forms such as anti-institutional extremism as well as conspiracy- and democracy-rejecting…
In August 2024, a terrorism plot assisted by the Islamic State, a jihadist militant group, targeting a concert of the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna, the capital city of Austria, was uncovered and neutralised. Three males, aged 17, 18 and 19, were arrested for involvement in the plot that was intended…
On 6th May 2024 the High level European Conference on Antisemitism took place in Austrian Academy of Sciences. In the light of the current worrying developments Karoline Edstadler, Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution, and Oskar Deutsch, President of the Jewish Community of Vienna (IKG) spoke about possible and necessary counter-strategies.
On 10th of February Brig. Ret. Gustav Gustenau and Dr. Florian Harteb visited in The Hague the director of the ICCT Thomas Renard. ICCT also is editing “Perspectives on Terrorism”, one of the most important journals in the field.
On 9th February EICTP President Herbert Scheibner and Dr. Florian Hartleb, EICTP-head of research, visited the Hungarian embassy in Vienna. Dr. Bence Bauer, head of the MCC German-Hungarian relations, who recently brought students to Austria, made a key note.
On 25th January EICTP hosted a delegation from Hungary in Vienna including Dr. Bence Bauer, Director, Hungarian-German Institute for European Cooperation, Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), Hungary’s largest private educational institution located in Budapest.
On 23rd January EICTP hosted a workshop with Prof. Alex Schmid, one of the world-wide leading experts in the research on terrorism and Distinguished Fellow at the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT). Alex Schmid gave a lecture about international statics and trends in the field. Schmid has nearly 200 publications in ten languages to his…
Volume VI of the Vienna Papers Series opens a broad kaleidoscope of recent manifestations of extremism in Europe from militant climate activism to violent anti-government movements as well as terrorist groups and stakeholders in Africa, Asia and the United States. The transnational aspect becomes all the more relevant in a comparative perspective that aims at…
Due to the (current) sharp rise in anti-Semitic attacks and crimes, particularly following the Hamas terror attack against Israel, the EICTP has set itself the task of analyzing and assessing this phenomenon on an international comparative basis. Anti-Semitism poses a threat to our liberal society and must be vigorously combated, regardless of ideology, political convictions…
On November 24, EICTP participated, officially the first time with active parts, in the Conference on Extremism and Radicalization Austria (CERA) of the Documentation Center for Political Islam that was held for the second time. This year’s conference took place under the title “Dis/Continuities in Contemporary Islamism” with more than 60 participants and the event…
On behalf of EICTP, President Scheibner and senior researcher Dr Nicolas Stockhammer participated at this year’s autumn symposium of the Austrian Interior Ministry that took place on 9 November 2023 at the House of Industry in Vienna. The main topics treated by the event related to the growing security threat following the outbreak of violence…