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Subversion and Countersubversion in the Campaign against Terrorism in Europe.
- Source :
- Studies in Conflict & Terrorism; Aug2007, Vol. 30 Issue 8, p647-666, 20p, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- This article examines how Europe fits into the broader international campaign against terrorism. It argues that Europe is both a source and a target of terrorist activity, and faces threats including Al Qaeda-inspired terrorism, extremist political parties, insurgent sympathizer networks, subversive movements, and the overlap between crime and terrorism. The article argues that the primary threat is terrorist-linked subversion, which seeks to manipulate and exploit the sociological and ethnographic features of immigrant communities. Islamic theology is a strictly secondary factor, and a focus on Islam as such is likely to be an analytical dead-end. The article examines countersubversion as a conceptual framework for counterterrorism in Europe. The article concludes that an approach based on trusted networks and close collaboration with communities is most likely to succeed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1057610X
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25728533
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10576100701435746