Bart Schuurman
@bartschuurman.bsky.social
Professor of Terrorism and Political Violence at Leiden University
Attack on a power station in Germany: www.maz-online.de/brandenburg/...
Entschärfer vor Ort: Sprengstoff-Anschlag auf Umspannwerk bei Jänschwalde
Am Dienstagmorgen wurde ein Umspannwerk in der Nähe des wichtigen Kohlekraftwerks Jänschwalde in Südbrandenburg angegriffen. Ein 500-Megawatt-Block fiel aus. Die Polizei bestätigte den Fund von Spreng...
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1/ Small update: another article now exists in physical form. My article “Ukrainian Intelligence’s Use of Telegram in Wartime”, first published online on 8 July 2025, has appeared in print in the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence (Vol. 39, No. 4, Winter 2026).
Today, Carl Peterson and Harold Chambers examine the growing IS-linked drone instruction ecosystem, tracing how technical guidance is evolving, circulating across platforms and intersecting with a rise in drone-related attack plots. gnet-research.org/2026/08/17/f...
From Propaganda to Practice: Instructional Media and the Diffusion of Drone Capabilities in Jihadist Ecosystems - GNET
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A really superb piece. www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroom
Education is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back?
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Serieuze zaak in Leipzig. Dit had veelal ernstiger kunnen aflopen. Zie citaten: www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
Ik dacht bij mezelf, je bent nu 54. Kom anders eens uit de kast. So I did. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
‘Over hoogbegaafdheid praten wekt agressie op’
Zomergesprek: Cabaretier en schrijver Lisa Loeb is al jaren open over haar angststoornis, ADHD en depressie. Activist en ex-journalist Joris Luyendijk praat voor het eerst uitgebreid over „iets heel k...
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For many years, I sat where tenure and promotion decisions actually get made. What I saw convinced me that the academy's central quality-control mechanism is not doing the job we claim it does. In a new blog post, I decipher why. medium.com/p/inside-the...
Inside the Black Box: What Many Years on Personnel Committees Taught Me About How the Academy…
In 1954, at the height of the McCarthy era, the sociologist Samuel Stouffer surveyed American social scientists and found that 9 percent…
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𝑰𝒏𝒓𝒊𝒋𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒑 𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒂 𝒊𝒔 [𝒃𝒊𝒋 𝑰𝑺 𝒂𝒂𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔] 𝒆𝒆𝒏 '𝒑𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝒗𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒈' @bartschuurman.bsky.social (@unileiden.bsky.social) noemt @eenvandaag.nl de aanval op de Berlijnse Pride geen verrassing. IS is nooit helemaal verdwenen. “De intentie [voor aanslagen] is er altijd geweest”
Islamitische Staat was toch verslagen? Waarom het de terreurgroep nog steeds lukt om aanslagen te plegen
De 21-jarige man die zaterdag in Berlijn tijdens een Pride-evenement inreed op een menigte, sympathiseerde volgens de Duitse politie met IS: de terreurgroep ...
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Een prachtig voorbeeld van geo-ideologische verblinding en mirror-imaging. Omdat wij ons niet kunnen voorstellen dat Poetin die “heilig Rusland”-mumbo Jumbo neemt behandelen we hem als een rationele actor (dwz: wat wij rationeel vinden). Daarom schreven Niels en ik ons Poetinboek: nos.nl/l/2622145
'AIVD en MIVD zagen Russische invasie van Oekraïne niet aankomen'
De Volkskrant sprak met 19 betrokken inlichtingenofficieren en hoge ambtenaren over de laatste maanden voor de Russische invasie in 2022.
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"Findings indicate that low-level agents are predominantly male, in their mid-thirties, drawn disproportionately from Ukrainian, Russian, Moldovan and Bulgarian populations and quite frequently reused." Studie zu #Wegwerfagenten #singleuseagents www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Russia’s low-level agents: characteristics, roles and organisational structure of covert operatives in Europe, 2022–2025
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Kremlin has increasingly supported its battlefield operations with covert actions against Kyiv’s European supporters. Executing many such ...
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📣 Call for Abstracts Submissions are open for the 18th Annual International Conference of the Society for Terrorism Research (STR)! We are thrilled to be hosted by Dr. Emily Corner and Dr. Levi West from the Australian National University (ANU). 🧵 1/2
“Look you attacked the home of a very high ranking individual in Britain. I will send you money, you need to leave the city. If police detain you, send a secret message “Geran” (Geranium), and I will send a lawyer”
Arson targeting Keir Starmer properties originated in Russia
Handler was affiliated with a pro-Kremlin hacktivist group
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Heb ik volgers uit Gouda? Vast! Laatste herinnering: vanavond 19.15 in de St. Janskerk zet ik uiteen wat ik heb geleerd over de Dubbele Dreiging uit Oost en West, waarom iemand wel of niet in beweging komt, cognitieve verlamming en vooral... Handelingsperspectief! Jullie burgemeester komt ook!
Interesting new article on Russia's use of locally recruited agents for its covert actions against Europe in @eurcorrespond.bsky.social with some comments by yours truly. europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/russia-...
Russia wants to hire you to commit a crime
It was a regular day in May 2024 when Warsaw's residents saw smoke rising in the distance. What they didn't know was that they were looking at the aft
europeancorrespondent.com
#Russia recruiting ‘low-cost agents’ in #Poland to run sabotage campaigns, spy chief warns tvpworld.com/93102293/abw... ✅️ I already discussed this a few weeks ago with @bartschuurman.bsky.social. My #podcast #TheGlobalAgora. ▶️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... #Putinswar #Ukraine
Russia recruiting ‘low-cost’ agents to terrorize Poland and Europe
Poland has become a prime target for the Kremlin’s hybrid ops.
tvpworld.com
ik was gisteren te gast bij Sven Kokkelman op Radio1. Leuk gesprek. Voor de liefhebber hierbij de link naar de podcast. www.nporadio1.nl/nieuws/buite...
Poetin staat onder druk, ziet hoogleraar oorlogsstudies Frans Osinga: 'Hij heeft grote problemen'
Vladimir Poetin staat onder toenemende druk door de oorlog in Oekraïne en de economische gevolgen daarvan. Dat zegt hoogleraar oorlogsstudies Frans Osinga in Sven op 1. Volgens hem gaat inmiddels 40 p...
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Zin om de Russische moord-machine een tik(je) te geven, en tegelijk de kennis in NL van drones te vergroten? Deze club ontwikkelt, print en assembleert interceptor drones, in constante afstemming met Oekraiense commandanten a/h front. Kosten p/ drone: € 1000. Help jij? www.geef.nl/nl/actie/ver...
My latest tracking far-right violence against Indigenous communities in Australia, Canada and New Zealand has been released. While often overlooked, these attacks occur with sustained regularity and are also often particularly severe. Link below: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Tracking Far-Right Violence Against Indigenous Communities: An Overlooked Problem
This study documents and analyses severe violence motivated by far-right beliefs occurring across Australia, Canada and New Zealand, with a specific focus on incidents perpetrated against Indigenou...
tandfonline.com
A secret department inside one of Russia's most prestigious universities has been quietly producing hackers, saboteurs, and spies for the GRU. Now 2,000+ leaked documents reveal exactly where its graduates end up — and what they do there.
Welcome to the GRU University, Where Moscow Turns Students into Spies and Hackers - VSquare.org
Hidden inside one of Russia's most prestigious technical universities, a secret department is systematically training the GRU's next generation of hackers, saboteurs, and intelligence officers.
vsquare.org
Grey zone ops: more than one can play
The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 3mo ago⚡️French Navy intercepts sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker in Atlantic, Macron says. The vessel, Tagor, has been transporting Russian crude oil and petroleum products and is sanctioned by the EU, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine.
De bizarre impact van de oproep van Joris Luyendijk in De Ongelooflijke. In maart startte @jorisluyendijk.bsky.social een crowdfunding voor de organisatie Hope4Ukraine. Inmiddels is meer dan 200k binnen. Wat gebeurt er met het geld? open.substack.com/pub/deongelo...
Wat de oproep van Joris Luyendijk in De Ongelooflijke Podcast losmaakte
'Het midden richt zich op'
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1. My 🎙 #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, in May. If you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you. ▶️ ko-fi.com/amatisak ▶️ Regime change in Hungary: What’s next for Péter Magyar and Viktor Orbán?, with @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/and...
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dit is me toch even een nieuwe golf donaties aan het veroorzaken. Lieve hemel (figuurlijk en in dit geval ook letterlijk). Zes mille in drie uur. deongelooflijke.substack.com/p/wat-de-opr...
Wat de oproep van Joris Luyendijk in De Ongelooflijke Podcast losmaakte
'Het midden richt zich op'
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“Russia is scaling up its daily hybrid activity against the U.K. and Europe,” said the official, Anne Keast-Butler, who is director of GCHQ High-Level British Spy Warns of Expanding Russia Threat www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/w...
High-Level British Spy Warns of Expanding Russia Threat
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🚨 Public lecture invitation On June 24, @casmudde.bsky.social will give a lecture @polscileiden.bsky.social entitled "Europe under Trump: Challenges and Opportunities". The lecture is open to staff, students, and the public. More info: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
Europe under Trump: Challenges and Opportunities
Since Donald Trump returned to the White House in 2025, the U.S. has become an active and open adversary of European liberal democracy. Most European politicians are struggling to acknowledge this new...
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@casmudde.bsky.social on sanewashing of #Trump, #farright threat and normalization of #Meloni. My 🎙️ #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, from @globsec.org 2026. ▶️ #Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... ▶️ #Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5q7q... #politics
Cas Mudde on sanewashing of Trump, far-right threat and normalization of Meloni
Podcast Episode · The Global Agora · May 26 · 29m
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1/ New in @intnatsecjournal.bsky.social 'From shadows to screens: digital outreach strategies in intelligence and law enforcement'. This research took my co-author and me for fieldwork from Apeldoorn in the Netherlands to Kyiv in Ukraine. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
From shadows to screens: digital outreach strategies in intelligence and law enforcement
A growing number of intelligence and law enforcement organisations are augmenting traditional tradecraft with digital outreach to engage isolated or distrustful populations. This article examines t...
tandfonline.com
A secret department inside one of Russia's most prestigious universities has been quietly producing hackers, saboteurs, and spies for the GRU. Now 2,000+ leaked documents reveal exactly where its graduates end up — and what they do there.
Welcome to the GRU University, Where Moscow Turns Students into Spies and Hackers - VSquare.org
Hidden inside one of Russia's most prestigious technical universities, a secret department is systematically training the GRU's next generation of hackers, saboteurs, and intelligence officers.
vsquare.org
Gister in 'n bomvolle Singelkerk: bakken met geld voor Protect Ukraine. Eergister op SG Het Rhedens: € 32.000 voor studenten in Kyiv. Maandag: € 200.000 voor U-turn. Met DroneAid Collective deze week door de € 15.000 heen: www.geef.nl/nl/actie/ver... De steun voor Oekraine groeit en groeit.
If you, inexplicably :-), missed the most recent episode of my 🎙️ #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, here it is: ▶️ Zelenskyy has allowed Putin's military parade. Will they meet at the negotiation table?, with analyst Victoria Vdovychenko. ▶️ podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/and... #Ukraine #Putinswar #Russia