1. All For One and One For All: Toward A Coordinated EU Approach on Returnees
- Author:
- Colin P. Clarke
- Publication Date:
- 11-2017
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
- Abstract:
- As European authorities watched thousands of aspiring jihadists leave their countries to fight in Iraq and Syria in 2012 and 2013, few laws were in place to prevent them from “taking a holiday in Istanbul,” a well-known euphemism for jihadists seeking to travel to Syria. As law enforcement and intelligence agencies prepare for the return of some of those who left, European officials may be wondering whether they have the policies, authorities and capabilities to effectively deal with any threats returnees may present.
- Topic:
- Law, Violent Extremism, Citizenship, and Islamic State
- Political Geography:
- Iraq, Middle East, Syria, and European Union