Triantafyllos Karatrantos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Political Science and Public Administration, Post-Doc
University of the Aegean, Mediterranean Studies, PhD Candidate in International and Environmental Security
Dr. Triantafyllos Karatrantos is International Relations, European Security and new threats expert. He is Senior Advisor on Radicalisation, Organised Crime and Terrorism Research and Prevention Policies at the Center for Security Studies (KEMEA). Also he is Post- Doc Researcher on Polarisation & Prevention of Radicalisation and Violent Extremism at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and also Lecturer at the National Security School of Greece on the topics “Multiculturalism, Migration and Security, Intercultural Policing and Community Policing, Radicalisation and Terrorism”.
He holds a PhD in European Security and New Threats from the University of the Aegean. Since 2014 he was working at the Center for Security Studies (KEMEA) on training programs and European and research projects. Furthermore, he is a certified by RAN COE trainer in Radicalization and Member of the RAN LOCAL Group and a CEPOL network expert and a specialized trainer on hot-spots trends and challenges and FTF’s common identification indicators.
Since 2005, when awarded him as a member of a youth team his first European grant from the Program Youth, he is actively coordinating and participating to the implementation of twenty (20) European and Research projects (HORIZON 2020, ISF- Police, AMIF, ERASMUS+, DG JUSTICE, EDF). The last years he focus on first line practitioners training programs, especially short courses for Law Enforcement personnel on radicalisation and counter- terrorism and the research on security planning, terrorism and violent extremism, security sector reform, policing policies and models, states and the new security environment, European security and linkages between security and foreign policy. Since July 2019 he is Security Police Advisor at the Minister’s of Citizen Protection Office.
He holds a PhD in European Security and New Threats from the University of the Aegean. Since 2014 he was working at the Center for Security Studies (KEMEA) on training programs and European and research projects. Furthermore, he is a certified by RAN COE trainer in Radicalization and Member of the RAN LOCAL Group and a CEPOL network expert and a specialized trainer on hot-spots trends and challenges and FTF’s common identification indicators.
Since 2005, when awarded him as a member of a youth team his first European grant from the Program Youth, he is actively coordinating and participating to the implementation of twenty (20) European and Research projects (HORIZON 2020, ISF- Police, AMIF, ERASMUS+, DG JUSTICE, EDF). The last years he focus on first line practitioners training programs, especially short courses for Law Enforcement personnel on radicalisation and counter- terrorism and the research on security planning, terrorism and violent extremism, security sector reform, policing policies and models, states and the new security environment, European security and linkages between security and foreign policy. Since July 2019 he is Security Police Advisor at the Minister’s of Citizen Protection Office.
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terrorism. European countries have boosted funding into various prevention policies and counterradicalisation tools in an attempt to tackle the ever-increasing threat of broader social problems,
political extremism and home-grown terrorism. However, these efforts have yet delivered coherent
and effective initiatives that curtail the onset of radical tendencies disengage those who have already
embraced violent extremism, and minimise the effectivity of terrorist entities. This article introduces
the European research funded project Policy Recommendation and Improved Communication Tools
for Law Enforcement and Security Agencies Preventing Violent Radicalisation (Pericles). The project
develops a comprehensive approach to the prevention of radicalisation and violent extremism in
Europe by addressing operational gaps and introducing developments that are modelled to the needs
of practitioners. In addition, the needs of families will be explored in which the children or parents are
radicalised or at risk of radicalisation. The project recognises the importance of families in identifying
the signs of radicalisation and as a useful instrument for prevention and de-radicalisation. The project
delivers a comprehensive understanding of current European counter-radicalisation programmes
and policies as well as five tools that will enhance the capabilities of frontline staff in detecting
radicalisation and formulating an informed response. The Pericles toolkit includes an advanced cyberspace detection system, an enhanced platform of exchange, vulnerability assessment tool, family care
package, and an updated skills and competencies package.
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terrorism. European countries have boosted funding into various prevention policies and counterradicalisation tools in an attempt to tackle the ever-increasing threat of broader social problems,
political extremism and home-grown terrorism. However, these efforts have yet delivered coherent
and effective initiatives that curtail the onset of radical tendencies disengage those who have already
embraced violent extremism, and minimise the effectivity of terrorist entities. This article introduces
the European research funded project Policy Recommendation and Improved Communication Tools
for Law Enforcement and Security Agencies Preventing Violent Radicalisation (Pericles). The project
develops a comprehensive approach to the prevention of radicalisation and violent extremism in
Europe by addressing operational gaps and introducing developments that are modelled to the needs
of practitioners. In addition, the needs of families will be explored in which the children or parents are
radicalised or at risk of radicalisation. The project recognises the importance of families in identifying
the signs of radicalisation and as a useful instrument for prevention and de-radicalisation. The project
delivers a comprehensive understanding of current European counter-radicalisation programmes
and policies as well as five tools that will enhance the capabilities of frontline staff in detecting
radicalisation and formulating an informed response. The Pericles toolkit includes an advanced cyberspace detection system, an enhanced platform of exchange, vulnerability assessment tool, family care
package, and an updated skills and competencies package.
They intensified their mobility on the internet, with the aim of further radicalization and recruitment, as well as provoking attacks.
Far-right narratives target and blame various national, racial or religious groups for the crisis.
Left-wing and anarchist extremist organizations place particular emphasis on the pandemic crisis, even creating specialized websites or discussion forums.
In the West, jihadist organizations, and especially lone actors, can attack health and perceive health facilities as attractive targets.
New and independent forms of violent activism and extremism linked to conspiracy theories and technophobia are emerging.
Furthermore, the establishment of the so called “Caliphate” includes a new parameter in the scientific debate, the quasi state dimension. Daesh is a modern archetype of this vivid scientific debate, but the difficulties in labeling, especially in cases were terrorist groups are taking part in civil conflicts, is not new.
Labeling is not only a matter of “name and blame”, is important in order to design an effective and holistic counter terrorism strategy. The aim of this chapter is to discuss the different approaches about labeling nontraditional terrorist groups and to present the terrorist activity of Daesh.