Category: Archive
T. Koch’s Most-Read P/CVE LinkedIn Posts of February 2020
We have packaged the 10 most-consulted LinkedIn posts on P/CVE by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip. You will find them below: Stop calling far-right terrorists ‘crazy’ (Politico) Pre-9/11 Warnings: Why Are…
Hate Speech Laws and Social Media Companies
The German government cabinet has passed a tougher stance against hate speech. What makes sense about the legal project, in Germany and elswhere, is to hold social media companies responsible…
Pre-9/11 Warnings: Why Are They An Inconvenient Truth?
In previous articles, I pointed out how a former German cadre at least neglected his duty to possibly thwart the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The information has so…
Speaking Out Against Terrorism
When a person is on his way to rehabilitate from manifest hate or violent extremism, it is often helpful to give him some time. One would not want to pour…
Hiding Hate in Plain Sight: Extremists’ Obscured Branding
Extremists often employ subtle coding instead of being bold and blunt, be it via tentative allusions, fashion statements, or references to cultural items, such as music. This helps them avoid…
T. Koch’s Most-Read P/CVE LinkedIn Posts of January 2020
We have packaged the 10 most-consulted LinkedIn posts on P/CVE sent by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip. In fact, the two top posts were ‘Lone Wolves Exist After all’ and ‘Lessons…
How a Former Cadre Tries to Entrench his Post-9/11 Hold-Up
After the terrible attacks of September 11, 2001, a former German political cadre thwarted a potentially critical part of the September 11 investigation in Germany by deploying massive pressure and…
Bestechungsversuch nach dem 11. September
Ich hatte, wie in früheren Posts erklärt, die Warnung zweier Muslime vor dem 11. September zu einem privaten Anlass einem damals hohen Funktionär in einem deutschen Bundesministerium übermittelt. Nach dem…
Communicating Exemplary Successes in Deradicalisation
Why is it difficult for private instances engaged in deradicalisation efforts to communicate individual successes? The following note provides a short explanation. Oftentimes, people having undergone deradicalisation but who are,…
Radicalisation and Self-Restraint
Cognitive self-restraint can limit a person from falling prey to radicalisation as a protective factor – but it need not. Indeed, the contrary can also be true. Limiting one’s actions…