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
Well, I think here there is some money gathered, especially in Europe, through the web, through connection to a network. I mean, imagine that… — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
Rogue economics is a sort of umbrella under which we find the criminal economy, the illegal economy, but also those gray areas, gray areas… — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
I think that anybody can become a terrorist. That's my point of view. But, not everybody can actually kill. In order to reach that… — Loretta Napoleoni Copy Share Image
