ICYMI: The Four Terrorism
Trends That Will Mark 2020
(New York, N.Y.) – The safety of Europeans and the
security of Europe in 2020 will be marked by four trends in terrorism:
the resurgence of ISIS in the Middle East along with the increased
risk of terrorist attacks, returning foreign fighters and jihadists
facing trials, Internet platform rules on online terrorist content,
and terrorist financing.
The Counter
Extremism Project (CEP) and the Center
for the Analysis of Terrorism (CAT) published today the main
takeaways from the joint conference Terrorism: Threats
and Challenges after the fall of the Caliphate which took place
on 7 November 2019 in Paris.
The event hosted a number of elite policymakers and officials, such
as the European Commissioner for the Security Union Sir Julian King
and the EU Counter-Terrorism coordinator Gilles de Kerchove. The
takeaways are based on the main outcomes from the discussions on the
state of the terrorist threat, the future of the jihadist movement,
online extremism and radicalisation, as well as justice and
terrorism.
David Ibsen, Executive Director of the Counter Extremism Project
(CEP) stated:
“This summary demonstrates the potential threats posed by
terrorism which will mark 2020. Since the discussions in November,
progress has been made with ground-breaking pieces of legislation
introduced by the EU and key Member States to regulate how tech
companies address online terrorist content. Other threats, such as
terrorist financing by the means of cryptocurrencies, are rising up
the agenda, with no less urgency.”
Jean-Charles Brisard, Chairman of the Center for the Analysis of
Terrorism (CAT) says:
“Returning foreign fighters and jihadists facing trial are
burning issues, and the European states cannot afford to neglect them
any longer. The repatriation of foreign fighters along with women and
minors from prison camps in Syria and Iraq, and the prosecution of
jihadists in Europe need to be addressed at national level as they
continue to pose a lethal risk to citizens. The resurgence of ISIS in
the Middle East will only perpetuate this challenge.”
To access the summary, please click here.
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