New Terrorism

Stefan Goertz is an Assistant Professor at the University of the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei). His deployments abroad as officer of the German Armed Forces took him to Bosnia and Lebanon. He obtained his Bachelor and Master degrees in Political Science and a PhD in Security Studies and International Relations. He has published more than 100 scientific articles and nine books, making him one of the current German “experts” in the areas of Islamism, Salafism and Jihadism in Germany. Alexander E. Streitparth is a Staff Officer at the German Armed Forces Operational Communications Centre (Zentrum Operative Kommunikation der Bundeswehr). His deployments abroad took him to the Kosovo and Afghanistan where he worked in the fields of target audience analysis, psychological operations and media advisory. Before joining the army, he was a reserve officer and managing partner of a management and public affairs consultancy. He completed a Master’sdegree in Political Science and Modern History in Freiburg in Breisgau, Germany, followed by a Master of Business Administration in Public Affairs and Leadership in Berlin.

• Introduction.- The Jihadism of the 21st Century as a Worldwide Religious-political Ideology: The New Jihad as Theology and Strategy.- Cooperation, Interaction and Fusion of Transnational Organised Crime and Transnational Jihadism: The New Terrorism.- New Technology in the Hands of the New Terrorism.- Strategy and Tactics of the New Terrorism.- Summary: What is new about new terrorism?