Alex Schmid

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Alex Schmid link Powerbase Sourcewatch Twitter; (Academic, terror expert, deep state functionary?);
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Born	3 November 1943; Chur, Switzerland
Nationality	Dutch
Interests	extremism, Violent extremism, Non-violent extremism, radicalisation
	Academic supporter of the "War on Terror"

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Alex Schmid is a "terror expert" who has argued that there is no valid distinction between "non-violent extremism" and "violent extremism".

Career

In May 2006 he was appointed to a Chair in International Relations at St Andrews University as well as succeeding Magnus Ranstorp as Director of its Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV). Since 2009, he is the editor of the journal Perspectives on Terrorism.