Publication
14 Jul 2011
This paper looks at the implications of the events of the so-called Arab Awakening on violent radicalization among European Muslim communities and, in particular, North African diaspora communities. While acknowledging that conclusions are premature, it argues that while a small minority will still radicalize irrespective of the events taking place in the Arab world, the Arab Awakening has to some degree undermined al-Qaeda's message and deprived jihadists of much of their propaganda ammunition against the West. It then proceeds to analyze how different cross-sections of the diverse Islamist milieus throughout Europe have been reacting to the events.
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Author | Lorenzo Vidino |
Series | Elcano Royal Institute Analyses |
Issue | 120 |
Publisher | Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies |
Copyright | © 2011 Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies |