Monthly Threat Update March 2022

Monthly Threat Update March 2022

02 April 2022 | Articles by Type - Reports, Far-Right Extremism, Islamist Extremism, Monthly Update

This month, Pool Re Solutions provides analysis of the involvement of far-right groups in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and what this could mean for the UK’s terrorism threat landscape. We also provide a roundup of significant terrorism-related events across advanced market countries. This includes the use of fitness apps as recruitment tools by far-right groups in the UK and the Global Terrorism Index’s review of the impact of terrorism in 2021, among other developments. Finally, we examine conviction and sentencing data for terrorism charges in Great Britain,...
Monthly Threat Update December 2021

Monthly Threat Update December 2021

11 January 2022 | Articles by Type - Reports, Cyber Terrorism, Far-Right Extremism, Monthly Update, Tactics

There were no terrorist attacks in Great Britain this month. However, the Minister of State for Security and Borders re-emphasised the evolving nature of the terrorist threat towards “self-initiated” terrorism, particularly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. An extremist crossbow plot was thwarted in Germany earlier in December, contributing to a recent rise in crossbows and bow-and-arrows featuring in extremist plots across Europe. Following an apparent attempt to assassinate (not terrorism related) Queen Elizabeth II with a crossbow later in the month, a...