12 March 2025 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Authors: Oliver Hair & Lucy Hagger,Threat Analysts Read Time: 5 minutes Tags: Executive Summary Terrorism-related incidents throughout February 2025 have demonstrated the complexity of terrorism threat globally. Pool Re’s threat analysis team provide a summary of the key incidents in February and a strategic threat assessment on the UK terrorism threat landscape below, including: Islamist inspired terrorism plots and attacks conducted across Western Europe in February 2025 demonstrate that Islamist terrorism remains the predominant terrorism threat to the UK...
09 December 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Authors: Oliver Hair & Lucy Hagger,Threat Analysts Read Time: 5 minutes Tags: Executive Summary Terrorism-related incidents throughout November 2024 have demonstrated the continuing complexity of terrorism threat globally. Pool Re’s threat analysis team provide a summary of the key incidents in November and a strategic threat assessment on the UK terrorism threat landscape below, including: Violent acts conducted in the aftermath of a Europa League football match in November demonstrates the continued impact of the Middle East crises on Western Europe and...
07 November 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Authors: Oliver Hair & Lucy Hagger,Threat Analysts Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: Executive Summary Terrorism-related incidents throughout October 2024 have demonstrated the continuing complexity of terrorism threat globally. Pool Re’s threat analysis team provide a summary of the key incidents in October and a strategic threat assessment on the UK terrorism threat landscape below, including: High profile plots across the US and Europe related to Islamic State show that the group, and individual’s adhering to its ideology, remain a prominent terrorism threat to...
27 September 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Lucy Hagger,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 16 September 2024, Alan Edward, 54, was found guilty of planning to commit an act of terrorism {X}. Edward had discussed an attack on a LGBT group in Falkirk, Scotland. The court found Edward possessed and expressed a neo-Nazi outlook, notions of white supremacy and anti-semitism {X}. Police found a cache of weapons and equipment at Edward’s home, including an air pistol, a crossbow, 14 knives, and machetes. Certain items of equipment had Nazi and SS insignia on. He also possessed blunt force...
16 September 2024 | Threat Analysis, Threat Landscape
Author: Oliver Hair ASyI,Threat Analyst Read Time: 3 minutes Tags: On 13 September 2024, Patrick Ruane, 55, of London, was found guilty of two counts of encouraging terrorism. Ruane reportedly believed in conspiracy theories about a “hidden agenda” in the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and routinely posted on Telegram in 2021 in an attempt to incite chat group members to attack COVID-19 vaccination staff, centres, and politicians {X}{X}. Ruanne reportedly posted to two Telegram chat groups on the encrypted messaging platform, which had 18,000...
