Release: 17.09.2024

THE RETURN OF TERROR – How Jihadism Challenges Us

  • What is the new terror wave's impact on Europe?
  • A sharp analysis of jihadist terrorism's evolution since the late 1990s.
  • Neumann's previous title Die neue Weltunordnung was sold to Scribe.

Islamist terrorism has returned: October 7 has fueled the Middle East conflict more than anything else in recent decades. The nervous and indecisive reactions in Germany and Europe reflect the political landscape. Beneath that, a new movement targeting Israel and Jews is emerging, which is difficult to identify and stop. Sometimes it is possible, but often it is not.

Peter R. Neumann, a leading terrorism expert, says the jihadist threat is back – maybe even stronger than ten years ago. Since October 7, there have been eight attempted terrorist attacks in Europe, more than the entire previous year. Europe faces a new wave of jihadist attacks, this time targeting Jewish lives. This is a major challenge for the idea of Europe as a place where people of different backgrounds and religions can live together peacefully. Populists and right-wing extremists might also benefit politically from this wave of jihadist attacks.

"Peter Neumann has the rare talent of explaining complicated issues in simple terms, tackling scary topics with a cool head and never losing sight of the big picture when it comes to details." Florence Gaub, political scientist and futurologist

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Berlin
  • Release: 17.09.2024
  • 176 pages
  • ISBN: 978-3-7371-0222-3
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Laurence Chaperon

Peter R. Neumann

Peter R. Neumann, born in Würzburg in 1974, is Professor of Security Studies at King’s College London, where he directed the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) for many years. As an internationally sought-after expert, Neumann served as advisor to the USA at the United Nations in 2014. In 2017 he was special representative to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). He also writes for Der Spiegel and The New York Times, among others. His book Die neuen Dschihadisten was a bestseller.