Dear Madam or Sir,

many terrorist attacks in Western states are attributed to the so-called Islamic State. In our latest Working Paper, Dr Ulf Brüggemann argues that the terrorist organization follows a logic of asymmetric war by applying a concept of decentralized jihad and significant media activities. As a consequence, he argues, more preventive measures are needed in order to deprive jihadism of its social breeding ground.

The Security Policy Working Papers are intended to stimulate debate and help explain current issues.

They can be found on our website: https://www.baks.bund.de/en/working-papers

We hope you enjoy reading them!

Best regards,

Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp

President
Federal Academy for Security Policy