Category Archives: Security

The “October 7” attacks:  the 1985 and 2023 terrorist operations and their aftermath – by Maria Alvanou

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October 7th has been a turning point in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict trajectory, with its aftermath mobilising and polarising millions of people all over the world, to support the Palestinian cause, while governments internationally seem to juggle between recognising the right of Israel to defend itself and recognising the right of Palestinians to exist also in safety. But there was another October 7th in the history of terrorism, that seems to have been forgotten, though it actually: the hijacking of Achille Lauro.

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SPOTREP: The French security services’ warning against Russian espionage activities against the defense industry – By Emilio Palmieri

Intelligence, Security

INCIDENT

A few days ago, French security services issued a warning in which they singled out the need to enhance the awareness towards espionage activities on the part of Russian spy agencies targeting the national defense industrial complex. The memo emphasized attempts, carried out through various means, of human approaches to individuals belonging to concerned national companies involved in the defense sector with the aim of soliciting or even coercing employees to provide information relating to their own corporate production.

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18Ago/25

“Vincere i cuori e le menti”: la rete jihadista in Italia passa dai social agli arresti – by E. Ristuccia e G. Giardini

arresti, Security, Terrorism

Da gennaio 2024 a giugno 2025, in Italia sono stati effettuati 28 arresti per terrorismo islamico. Gli individui arrestati per tali reati sono di nazionalità, età e contesti socio-culturali differenti, con una prevalenza di soggetti rientranti nella fascia d’età dei Millenials e della Generazione Z, più generalmente intesa come fascia 19-30 anni. Tuttavia, denominatore comune di quasi la totalità degli arresti effettuati è il ruolo sempre più centrale dei social media nei processi di avvicinamento e successiva radicalizzazione. 

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16Lug/25

“Path to Sainthood”: the role of influence played by the ‘Sanctification Propaganda Cycle’ within the Terrorgram collective – by S. Lucini e A. Pugnana

propaganda, Security, Terrorgram, Terrorism

The following article is an extract from the paper “Path to Sainthood”: the role of influence played by the ‘Sanctification Propaganda Cycle’ within the Terrorgram collective, Issue 4, Vol. 21, published by the ITSTIME international journal Sicurezza, Terrorismo, Società.

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12Giu/25

Epilogo dell’orchestra: la PMC Wagner si ritira dal Mali – by A. Bolpagni ed E. Ristuccia

Afrika Corps, PMC Wagner, Security, Terrorism

“Missione compiuta” o, meglio, “la PMC Wagner ha completato la sua missione in Mali”. Con queste parole, il 6 giugno, due tra i principali canali di propaganda dell’ecosistema Wagner su Telegram hanno annunciato (in contemporanea) con un video, seguito da un breve messaggio, la fine delle operazioni della PMC Wagner in Mali.

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19Mag/25

“If you cannot win, change the rules”: Russian sabotage campaigns in Europe – by A. Bolpagni & E. Ristuccia

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Since the outbreak of the so-called Russia’s ‘Special Operation’, Moscow has drastically increased sabotage operations on the European continent. Since the 2014 Crimean War, sabotage operations have been a trademark of the Glavnoje upravlenije General’nogo shtaba Vooruzhonnykh sil Rossiyskoy Federatsii (GRU), namely Russia’s foreign military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.

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10Apr/25

L’omicidio di Alessandro Coatti, il ricercatore italiano ucciso e smembrato in Colombia- Cosa sappiamo fino adesso – by Giovanni Giacalone

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Risulta al momento ancora avvolto nel mistero il movente del brutale omicidio del ricercatore italiano Alessandro Coatti, il cui corpo è stato smembrato e i resti ritrovati pochi giorni fa in tre diversi luoghi di Santa Marta, città della costa nord della Colombia.

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