Terrorism and the Pandemic
Weaponizing of COVID-19

By (author) Rohan Gunaratna,Katalin Petho-Kiss

ISBN13: 9781805397472

Imprint: Berghahn Books

Publisher: Berghahn Books

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Published: 01/01/2025

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The global pandemic has offered extraordinary opportunities for extremists and terrorists to mobilize themselves and revive as more powerful actors in the security landscape. But could these threat groups actually capitalize on the coronavirus crisis and advance their malevolent agendas? Utilizing the largest COVID-19-related terrorism database, the book presents an analysis built upon a quantitative and qualitative comparison between the nature of both the radical Islamist and the far-right-related threat in 2018 and 2020. It provides, for the first time, a true picture of novel trends since the pandemic outbreak.
List of Illustrations 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
  • Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
  • Terrorism, armed struggle
  • Professional & Vocational
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