RAN MEETING ROMA, ITALY MAY 2013 - Agenfor International

DOSSIER

AGENFOR AT THE RAN POL MEETING IN ROMA, 14-15 MAY, ANALYSING NEW EMERGING THREATS IN EUROPE.

ABOUT RAN AND THE RAN SECRETARIAT

The Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) is set up by the European Commission as an EU-wide umbrella network of practitioners and local actors involved in countering violent radicalisation.

Until 2015 different working groups will exchange experiences, knowledge and good practices. RAN supports the policy process at the EU and Member States’ level. The RAN Secretariat is executed by RadarConsultancy.

AUTHOR

SERGIO BIANCHI

Agenfor Chairman from 1996 until 2012. Now General Director of Intl Organisations, works for Agenfor on voluntary basis as researcher. Arabist specialized in the field of Muslim minorities, Dr. Bianchi has carried out in-depth research on security issues and geopolitics, supporting the idea that Islam may be a resource to counter the terrorist threats. Among his recent books "Is Islamism a Threat?" (2015), “Jihadist Radicalisation in European Prisons” (2010), “The Italian right parties in the age of leadership” (2008). His articles and video productions regarding a wide range of topics from politics to breaking news have been featured in national and internationally published newspapers and TVs over the years.