European Institute for Counterterrorism and Conflict Prevention

Basic Research | Causal Research | Reconnaissance and Information | International Cooperation | Expert pool | Worldwide network

NEWS

Meeting Prof. Dr. Giray Sadık

On 27 November 2024, EICTP organized a workshop with Prof. Dr. Giray Sadık. The central topic was the issue of hybrid warfare, combined with the question of what consequences this has for conflict prevention. Prof. Sadik is a renowned Turkish political scientist and expert in international relations. He holds a PhD in Political Science from…

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PUBLICATIONS

Between Terrorism and Amok: Hybrid Extremism, Digital Radicalization and Stochastic Violence

The EICTP Expert Paper “Between Terror and Amok” explores the growing overlap between terrorism and rampage violence, drawing on the 2024 Magdeburg Christmas market attack and the 2025 Graz school shooting as case studies. It highlights how hybrid extremism, digital radicalization, and stochastic violence increasingly blur the lines between ideologically motivated terrorism and impulsive acts…

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EICTP study: Scenarios for Turkey’s political development until 2030

The new EICTP study “Scenarios for Turkey’s political development until 2030”, produced in cooperation with the Center for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS) at SWP Berlin, develops six possible scenarios for Turkey’s domestic and foreign policy development. Based on a sound scenario methodology, it highlights opportunities and risks for Europe, especially Germany—from authoritarian consolidation and the…

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ABOUT US

Central security policy challenges for Europe

We deal with the central security policy challenges for Europe. A worldwide network of internationally active terrorism and hybrid conflicts are a growing threat. We devote ourselves to in-depth analyses and studies of such uncertainty scenarios and want to actively contribute well-founded strategies and solution scenarios or make the effects of prevention and intervention assessable.

This will contribute to strengthening confidence in public order for a stable, strategic environment for promoting cooperation with European neighbours. The focus is on overcoming intercultural, interreligious conflicts.

We are registered as an association with the name “European Institute for Counter Terrorism and Conflict Prevention”.

We are based in Vienna and are active worldwide. We are an independent, non-partisan and non-profit research institute.

E.I.C.T.P. conducts research on the causes and effects of terrorism and terrorist acts, as well as on suitable ways and means to prevent and combat terrorist activities and groups.

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INSTITUTE

We are a research institute

The institute aims to add value to confidence-building measures in the area of security and stability. It conducts research projects with partners at home and abroad and cooperates with universities and research institutions. We conduct public debates and security policy consultations and make our studies available to decision-makers, organisations in politics and business. We seek a dialogue between the parties to the conflict.

MISSION

We generate and network our knowledge and insights

We generate and network our knowledge and insights, especially with experts, through profound expert reports and other qualitative publications, and bring together different scientific, intercultural points of view and establish a direct connection to the affected areas and contacts. We conduct expert discussions and offer workshops on relevant topics together with our experts as well as the production of publications on the main activities. Implementation and dissemination of the results of the project.

SPONSORS

Opportunities to support our institute as a sponsor

We invite institutions, companies and private individuals to support the work of the institute as sponsors. We would be pleased to inform you about the possibilities and advantages and if you are interested, please contact us.