Terrorism and the Pandemic

Rohan Gunaratna is Professor of Security Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technology University, Singapore. He is the author of 20 books including The Three Pillars of Radicalization: Needs, Narratives and Networks (2019, Oxford University Press, co-authored with Arie W. Kruglanski and Jocelyn J. Bélanger).

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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