Terrorism and the pandemic : weaponizing of COVID-19

"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"-- Provided by publisher Contents List of Illustrations Introduction. The Threat Chapter 1. The Evolution of the Threat Chapter 2. How Have Radical Islamists Capitalized on the Pandemic? Chapter 3. How Far Right Extremists Exploited the Coronavirus 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 Annex A. Key Radical Islamist and Far Right Messages Concerning the Pandemic Annex B. Statistics on Extremists’ COVID-19-Related Activities Index