So I think if we want to turn the table around, more than thinking about how can we starve the Islamic State in terms of money, we should think about how can we maximise the amount of resources that we… — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
It is not possible to starve an organised terrorist group because it is number one a state, so it levies taxation inside the territory that is controlled by Islamic State. But also the activity, for example the smuggling of oil,… — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
The majority of the cocoa that we eat, it is actually produced by young kids which are being enslaved in the plantations of the… — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
I think generally the heads of terrorist groups are very, very smart people. They're also great manipulators. I would presume that cult leaders are… — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
Europe has been in the grip of a very serious economic crisis for few years, so there have been major cuts to anti-terrorist funding,… — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
Now, I am not saying that there is one single type of individual who is a better type of terrorist than another. What I… — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
I had failed the psychological profiling of a terrorist. The central committee of the Red Brigades had judged me too single-minded and too opinionated… — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
So I think if we want to turn the table around, more than thinking about how can we starve the Islamic State in terms… — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
I found a correlation between the spreading of democracy after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise in slavery. Now, as countries,… — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
Decolonization actually boosted slavery. As foreign powers withdrew from the colonies, people were enslaved by their own countrymen. And we see it in Africa,… — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
Europeans are forever the offspring of Machiavelli, trapped in a historical rollercoaster that can bring us a monarchy-toppling French Revolution and then a few… — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
Contrary to what many people believe, terrorism is actually a very expensive business. — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
Globalization is a great thing, but it needs a legal framework in which to blossom. — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
