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Thomas Renard

Thomas Renard, PhD, is the Director of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), a think tank in The Hague, Netherlands. He is also the Research Committee Chair of the European Union’s Knowledge Hub on the prevention of radicalization, and a Steering Committee member of EUROPOL’s Advisory Network on terrorism and propaganda.

    October 28, 2026
    Editorials/News

    Invite Lula Here, Mr President

    Editorial Trump’s project in Latin America has suffered a major setback with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election. At 80, the veteran Brazilian leader has made electoral history, securing a fourth, non-consecutive

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka’s Proposed Anti-Terrorism Law Could Jeopardise EU Trade Concessions

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    October 28, 2026

    Sri Lanka Plans Stronger Elephant Fences Before Allocating Land to Newly Married Families

    Human Rights/Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka plans to strengthen existing elephant fences and construct new barriers in a village in Puttalam district before considering the allocation of land

    More Than 50 Sri Lankans Allege Rs. 42.2 Million Japan Job Scam

    News/Sri Lanka

    More than 50 Sri Lankans have allegedly been defrauded of a total of Rs. 42.2 million after responding to Facebook advertisements offering jobs in

    The New Era of Political Assassination

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    Columns/Geopolitics

    Editor’s Note: The following column draws on a detailed study of terrorist attacks and plots against elected officials in Europe between 2015 and 2025. It is based on research originally published in

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