Terrorism in Europe

Abstract

European governments and the European Union (EU) have grappled with domestic and foreign terrorist groups for decades, but numerous attacks since 2014 have renewed concerns about terrorism and violent extremism in Europe. Despite variances in how terrorist events are defined and tracked, studies indicate that terrorism poses a security threat in many European countries (see data from Europol, the EU's agency for police cooperation, in Figure 1). European countries and the EU are key U.S. partners in the fight against terrorism, and Members of Congress may be interested in European counterterrorism efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 10, 2021
Accession Number
AD1142290

Entities

People

  • Kristan Archick
  • Rachel L. Martin

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Rights
  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Europe
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Mobile Phones
  • Netherlands
  • Police
  • Security
  • Social Media
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.