Ludo Block

Ludo Block is a former Dutch senior police officer and served as the Dutch police liaison officer for Russia and surrounding countries between 1999 and 2004. He is currently writing a PhD on police cooperation in the European Union.

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Europe’s Emerging Counter-Terrorism Elite: The ATLAS Network

03.15.2007 Ludo Block

Special operation forces, or in police terminology special intervention teams, are an essential asset in any counter-terrorism operation. Their deployment can be needed during a...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Europe

Devising a New Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Europe

11.03.2006 Ludo Block

Before 2005, suicide terrorist attacks in Europe were only a dreaded scenario feared by police and the security community. Then, on July 7, 2005, four...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Europe

Evaluating the Effectiveness of French Counter-Terrorism

09.14.2005 Ludo Block

Over the last decade, French counter-terrorism strategy has been recognized as one of the most effective in Europe. The French system emerged from painful experience—unlike...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Europe

European Counter-Terrorism Culture and Methodology

05.05.2005 Ludo Block

More than a year after the al-Qaeda linked bombings in Madrid, a general appraisal of counter-terrorism developments in Europe generally yields a worrying picture. Many...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Europe