So, It’s Not the Islamic State after All? The Threat of International Terrorism in Poland
So, It’s Not the Islamic State after All? The Threat of International Terrorism in Poland

Author(s): Kacper Rękawek
Subject(s): Governance, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Studies in violence and power, Radical sociology
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: terrorist threat to Poland; international terrorism; Islamic State; arrival of Middle Eastern and African refugees; security policy; Ukrainian conflict; counterterrorism measures; monitoring foreign fighters;
Summary/Abstract: The terrorist threat to Poland from Islamic fundamentalists who conduct attacks in other parts of Europe is low. The arrival of Middle Eastern and African refugees in Poland does not have to alter this but will put a strain on security services’ resources as they monitor the new arrivals. This could hamper their ability to counteract another terrorist threat—foreign fighters involved on both sides of the Ukrainian conflict. Mindful of this threat, Poland should attempt to widen the scope of European counterterrorism measures, shifting from a sole focus on Syria and Iraq towards surveillance of foreign fighters travelling to or from Ukraine.

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