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We Saw it Coming: Jihadist Terrorism, Challenges for the European Union

Written by

Francesco Strazzari
Former employee
Eva Magdalena Stambøl
Former employee

Ed.

Summary:

Nothing about the recent Paris or Copenhagen terrorist attacks was totally unexpected. Indeed, they were the sort of thing that security apparatuses in Europe had been preparing to have to deal with. Although security responses to terrorism are traditionally considered a quintessential national sovereignty prerogative, in the past ten to fifteen years the recognition that highly asymmetric security threats respect no borders has heightened the EU’s role as a coordinator in this policy domain. Some claim that counter-terrorism has changed the role and functioning of the EU itself towards a more operational character in security matters. Both old and new security responses to terrorism have (re-)emerged on the agenda of the EU and its member states in the ‘post-Paris attacks’ phase.
  • Published year: 2015
  • Full version: Read here
  • Publisher: Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt
  • Page count: 4
  • Language: Engelsk
  • Booklet: 13

Themes

  • Terrorism and extremism
  • Regional integration
  • The EU

Written by

Francesco Strazzari
Former employee
Eva Magdalena Stambøl
Former employee