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:Alexander Ritzmann is a Senior Fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy and a former member of the Berlin's state parliament. He is an expert in international and homegrown terrorism, and immigration policies in Europe and the United States. He received his masters’ degree in political science from the Freie Universitaet Berlin. He was previously a research fellow with the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at the Johns Hopkins University in Washington D.C. A frequently consulted terrorism expert, Mr Ritzmann has testified on Hezbollah  before the US House of Representatives in the Foreign Affairs Committee, sub-committee on Europe. His views appear in numerous publications from around the world, such as Die Welt, Financial Times Deutschland, Wall Street Journal, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty and many others.<ref>[http://www.sustainabilitank.info/2008/01/31/the-european-foundation-for-democracy-a-panel-debate-brussels-february-12-2008-%c2%b4the-hijacking-of-british-islam%c2%b4-12-february-2008/ A panel debate - Brussels: The Hijacking of British Islam 12 February 2008], The European Foundation for Democracy and the Transatlantic Institute, posted 31 January 2008.</ref>
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'''Alexander Ritzmann''' is executive director (formerly a research fellow) at the [[European Foundation for Democracy]] and an ex-member of the Berlin State Parliament.<ref>[http://www.sustainabilitank.info/2008/01/31/the-european-foundation-for-democracy-a-panel-debate-brussels-february-12-2008-%c2%b4the-hijacking-of-british-islam%c2%b4-12-february-2008/ A panel debate - Brussels: The Hijacking of British Islam 12 February 2008], The European Foundation for Democracy and the Transatlantic Institute, posted 31 January 2008.</ref> He was also the vice chairman of the Free Democratic Party's parliamentary group. He served as the ranking member of his party on the homeland security and intelligence committees and was the spokesman for homeland security.
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He is also the chairman of the Brussels-based [[Radicalisation Awareness Network]] (RAN) Communications and Narratives Working Group. <ref>[https://www.counterextremism.com/sites/default/files/2017%20The%20Challenge%20of%20Jihadist%20Radicalisation.pdf ‘The Challenge of Jihadist Radicalisation for the EU and Beyond], Counter Extremism Project,  European Policy Centre (EPC) and European European Foundation for Democracy], June 2017 </ref>
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==Research==
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Ritzmann's research has focused since 2009 on the transatlantic aspects of the 'war on terrorism,' the radicalization of Muslims in Germany and the U.S., and Hezbollah and Hamas structures in Europe. <ref>[http://www.aicgs.org/fellows/bios/ritzmann.aspx AICGS Fellows Profile]AICGS Website, Accessed 13-July-2009</ref> Ritzmann has testified before the U.S. Congress and gave briefings at the German Ministry of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Council of the European Union. He is also advising members of the German Bundestag, the U.S. Congress and the European Parliament. <ref>[http://de-de.facebook.com/alexander.ritzmann Alexander Ritzman Facebook Profile] Facebook, Accessed 13-July-2009</ref>
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
 
*[[European Foundation for Democracy]]
 
*[[European Foundation for Democracy]]
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==Contact, References and Resources==
 
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:Facebook: [http://de-de.facebook.com/alexander.ritzmann Facebook Profile]
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*Ritzmann discusses the [http://www.archive.org/details/AICGSAlexanderRitzmannDiscussestheMythsAboutTerroristsandTheirBackgrounds Myths About Terrorists and Their Backgrounds], Audio, no date (Accessed: 3 February 2008)
 
*Ritzmann discusses the [http://www.archive.org/details/AICGSAlexanderRitzmannDiscussestheMythsAboutTerroristsandTheirBackgrounds Myths About Terrorists and Their Backgrounds], Audio, no date (Accessed: 3 February 2008)
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Latest revision as of 10:15, 8 November 2020

Alexander Ritzmann is executive director (formerly a research fellow) at the European Foundation for Democracy and an ex-member of the Berlin State Parliament.[1] He was also the vice chairman of the Free Democratic Party's parliamentary group. He served as the ranking member of his party on the homeland security and intelligence committees and was the spokesman for homeland security.

He is also the chairman of the Brussels-based Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) Communications and Narratives Working Group. [2]

Research

Ritzmann's research has focused since 2009 on the transatlantic aspects of the 'war on terrorism,' the radicalization of Muslims in Germany and the U.S., and Hezbollah and Hamas structures in Europe. [3] Ritzmann has testified before the U.S. Congress and gave briefings at the German Ministry of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Council of the European Union. He is also advising members of the German Bundestag, the U.S. Congress and the European Parliament. [4]

Affiliations

Contact, References and Resources

Contact

Facebook: Facebook Profile

Resources

References

  1. A panel debate - Brussels: The Hijacking of British Islam 12 February 2008, The European Foundation for Democracy and the Transatlantic Institute, posted 31 January 2008.
  2. ‘The Challenge of Jihadist Radicalisation for the EU and Beyond, Counter Extremism Project, European Policy Centre (EPC) and European European Foundation for Democracy], June 2017
  3. AICGS Fellows ProfileAICGS Website, Accessed 13-July-2009
  4. Alexander Ritzman Facebook Profile Facebook, Accessed 13-July-2009