The Threat of Islamist Terrorism in Europe and how the U.S. Should Respond

Download or read book The Threat of Islamist Terrorism in Europe and how the U.S. Should Respond written by Robin Simcox and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As recent events in Nice and Ansbach demonstrate, Europe faces an ongoing threat from Islamist terrorism. The United States also remains a key target for ISIS, al-Qaeda, and their supporters. The U.S. and Europe have a shared enemy and must assist each other in the defense of liberal and democratic values. For its part, the U.S. must take the fight to ISIS and al-Qaeda in the Middle East and Africa and be willing to kill or capture its enemies. The U.S. must also take a multifaceted approach to trying to halt the flow of foreign fighters. In Europe, several countries blighted by terrorism not only have devoted scant resources to tackling this problem, but also have taken an insufficiently robust line on terrorist activity. The U.S. should encourage its European allies to reverse this trend. It can also assist Europeans in breaking down intelligence firewalls that exist within individual nations while trying to improve pre-existing intelligence-sharing arrangements.