Nicolas Stockhammer

Mag. Dr. Nicolas Stockhammer is a Researcher in the Department of Security Studies at the Donau University of Krems, Austria. He leads the 'Counter-Terrorism, CVE, and Intelligence' research cluster funded by the Federal Ministry. His work focuses on counter-terrorism strategies, transnational terrorism trends, hybrid threats, and extremism prevention. Key publications include the Routledge Handbook of Transnational Terrorism (2024) and analyses of high-profile cases like the thwarted 2024 Taylor Swift Vienna concert attack. He regularly contributes to NATO, UN CTED, and EU counter-terrorism initiatives, emphasizing policy-relevant research and intelligence-driven approaches.

Recent research highlights include examining geopolitical impacts on counter-terrorism (NATO COE-DAT, 2025) and hybrid jihad scenarios (Routledge, 2024). His work bridges academic rigor with operational intelligence needs, addressing emerging threats such as software-based foresight tools for terrorism analysis. Lectures include briefings on EU counter-terrorism challenges and trends in extremism prevention.