Fernando Reinares

Fernando Reinares is a prominent researcher and former director of the program on violent radicalization and global terrorism at the Real Instituto Elcano. In his testimony before the parliamentary commission investigating the 2017 Catalonia attacks, he highlighted the sophisticated manipulative behavior of Abdelbaki Es Satty and argued that the attacks were linked to broader jihadist motivations rather than local political issues. Reinares provided critical insights into the failures of security coordination and community engagement that contributed to the tragic events.