FENOMENUL LUPTĂTORILOR STRĂINI PROVOCARE LA ADRESA SECURITĂȚII INTERNE ÎN UNIUNEA EUROPEANĂ
FOREIGN FIGHTERS PHENOMENON INTERNAL EUROPEAN UNION SECURITY CHALLENGE

Summary/Abstract: This article tries to capture and present the worsening of <<foreign fighters>> phenomenon which experienced a remarkable revival captured by military or political experts and analysts even from the beginning of the third millennium. Although the phenomenon of <<foreign fighters>> is not new, following the years after the removal of some leaders who imposed a totalitarian regime in countries in Asia or Northern Africa the phenomenon has escalated and led to offering increased attention and of course a careful analysis in order to offer Member States and not only the possibility of a pertinent response to the effective and real threat that the phenomenon of <<foreign fighters>> presents, response that would not violate human rights. In this regards, in the first part of the article one can observe a short presentation of the measures taken in order to counter terrorist activity as well as some aspects related to the description of the conflict areas where the phenomenon of <<foreign fighters>> is mainly registered, the trends at regional level of the terrorist threat and some of the policies adopted, particularly by EU Member States. The article also points some conclusions and joint recommendations on combating terrorism in general and the phenomenon of <<foreign fighters>> in particular, the options of some specialists related to highlighting measures to be implemented as soon as possible by the Member States in order to reduce the terrorist threats, and finally presents the personal opinion regarding the way that the phenomenon of <<foreign fighters>> should be addressed and controlled in order to be minimize.

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