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Jihadism on the Rise in Europe: The Dutch Perspective

Rob Bertholee

December 2014

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Abstract

On December 4, Rob Bertholee, the director-general of the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute to discuss the "sudden and explosive renewal" of jihadism in the Netherlands, the role of the Syria campaign, advances by the new generation of European jihadists, and steps the Dutch government is taking to understand and reduce the problem. The following is a rapporteur's summary of his remarks.