Europe

‘Punching in the Dark’: Why Islamic State Is Winning the Online War

Islamistisches Propagandavideo In the wake of the Paris attacks, authorities are becoming increasingly concerned about Islamic State’s skillful use of the Internet. So far, however, European countermeasures have been frustratingly ineffective.By SPIEGEL Staff It sounded like jihadi megalomania. “We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses, and enslave your women.” Every Muslim […]

Top Merkel ally calls for asylum cap

Source: The Local German chancellor Angela Merkel with Bavarian ally Horst Seehofer on Friday. Photo: In her speech minutes earlier to her CSU sister party, Merkel had again insisted that the top EU economy can and will shelter people in need and that “isolation and inaction are no solution in […]

Grasping the Motives for Terror

November 16, 2015 The Paris terror attacks – particularly the methodical shooting of unarmed civilians – have shocked the world and generated new tough talk from policymakers. But the West cannot ignore how some of its violent policy prescriptions over the past 35 years have contributed to the crisis, writes […]