The Hofstad Group: The New Face of Terrorist Networks in Europe
Between 2003 and 2006, members of the so-called Hofstad group planned various terrorist attacks inside the Netherlands, including the assassination of controversial filmmaker Theo van Gogh. Amateurish in its modus operandi and composed mostly of second-generation Muslim immigrants, Hofstad perfectly exemplifies the new terrorist networks that are growing in most European countries. Its perception of Europe as a battlefield of jihad, no less critical than Iraq or Afghanistan, signifies the break from the networks that operated in the continent in the 1990s. Its amorphous structure and lack of ties with international networks make Hofstad the quintessential example of the homegrown terrorism that is worrying European intelligence agencies.
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: The Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA
Publication date: 01 July 2007
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