The purpose of such attacks is to split societies as well as public opinion, added Orsini, who is also a professor of political sociology at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.
It will have an effect on the politicians, he added, who will also split into two groups: one will push for military operations as an answer to the attacks, while others will be against them.
It will have an effect on the politicians, he added, who will also split into two groups: one will push for military operations as an answer to the attacks, while others will be against them.
He cited the Madrid terror attacks of 2004 as an example, which led to the Spanish withdrawal from Iraq, after which al-Qaeda stopped targeting Spain. This only proves that terrorists do not choose their targets at random.
The expert also noted that for the rebels, terrorist attacks constitute a time of "sowing", which is followed by a time of "harvesting".
As for the Islamic State headed by al-Baghdadi, he added, it differs from al-Qaeda. ISIL initially wanted to "import" terrorists in order to create the Caliphate, and not to "export" them in order to target European cities.
After the massive campaign against them, al-Baghdadi felt ill at ease and decided to act in Europe and in Paris with the aim of terrifying all the European capitals. This, he reiterated, only proves that they are weak, not strong.
