Petter Nesser is a senior research fellow with the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (FFI). Trained in Social Science, Middle Eastern Studies and Arabic, Nesser has conducted extensive research on jihadism in Europe for more than a decade, while focusing on motivational drivers, recruitment and radicalisation processes.
"Nesser's detailed analysis of the threat we face could hardly be
more timely. Its main focus is on the individuals involved, their
backgrounds, motivations and modus operandi." -- The
Independent
"Petter Nesser's unflashy book analyses jihadi activity in Europe
from the 1994 attempt by Algerian hijackers to crash an Air France
jet into Paris to the massacre at Charlie Hebdo's offices and the
kosher deli hostage crisis one year ago." -- The Times
"A forensic look at 20 years of terrorist attacks. ... This is not
a book to read if you want to sleep easy."--The Sunday Times"Petter
Nesser is to be commended for a clear and well-researched
explanation of jihadist terrorism in Europe that is impressive in
historical range and depth of coverage. His study is essential for
understanding a subject that is of paramount importance to the
public and policy makers as well as scholars." -- Martha Crenshaw,
Senior Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation
(CISAC), Stanford University"Several of the very best studies on
terrorism have emerged from scholars around the Norwegian Defense
Research Establishment (FFI). This is another of them. Petter
Nesser's history of Islamist terrorism in Europe explains more than
two decades of terrorist plotting like no other single-author study
-- a must read for counter-terrorist professionals and academics,
but also for all concerned citizens who want to make sense of
'senseless violence'." -- Alex P. Schmid, Editor-in-Chief of
Perspectives on Terrorism and former Officer-in-Charge of the
Terrorism Prevention Branch of the United Nations"Petter Nesser is
one of the longest standing and most objective observers of this
phenomenon. His book is full of detailed information that will make
it a work of reference for many years to come. More than any other
book on the subject, it shows the continuities and discontinuities,
allowing readers and analysts to make sense of what has changed and
what has remained the same. An absolute must read for anyone
studying jihadist terrorism in Europe." -- Peter Neumann, Director,
International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR), King's
College London
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