COVID-19 and terrorism: Assessing the short-and long-term impacts

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dc.contributor.authorSilke, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-27T15:43:26Z
dc.date.available2022-01-27T15:43:26Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-05
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic is already having a significant impact on terrorism in a variety of ways. There is a mixed picture on the level of attacks in the short-term – lockdown measures will tend to inhibit attacks but terrorist propaganda calling for attacks (while authorities are distracted, etc.) will incite some incidents. Much propaganda – and particularly that connected to far-right extremism – is focusing on conspiracy theories connected to COVID-19 and this has already inspired plots and attacks. Islamist extremist propaganda is focusing more on the vulnerability of government opponents distracted by the pandemic and the opportunity this presents for attacks. There is a significant current increase in online extremist activity, raising the risk of increasing short-to-medium term radicalisation. There are strong long-term concerns that states weakened by the serious economic consequences of the pandemic will be more vulnerable to the emergence/resurgence of terrorist groups in many parts of the world.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationSilke A. (2020) COVID-19 and terrorism: Assessing the short-and long-term impacts. PoolRe and Cranfield University, May 2020en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.poolre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/COVID-19-and-Terrorsim-report-V1.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/17512
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherPool Re and Cranfield Universityen_UK
dc.subjectterrorismen_UK
dc.subjectpolitical violenceen_UK
dc.subjectCovid-19en_UK
dc.subjectpandemicen_UK
dc.subjectradicalisationen_UK
dc.titleCOVID-19 and terrorism: Assessing the short-and long-term impactsen_UK
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_UK

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