Security Cooperation between EU and MENA Countries to Counter-Terrorism: Developments and Challenges

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Cairo University

Abstract

The security of Europe is increasingly linked with that of MENA. Thus, EU signed a number of agreements with the MENA region over the past two decades to promote stronger political stability in the Mediterranean region.   
The study is focusing on the policies of the EU towards counterterrorism especially that the European societies now faced with a carefully planned and well-organized strategy by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) of mobilization of Western citizens. Additionally, it examines counter-terrorism efforts by European governments with MENA Countries to tackle the factors and root causes which can lead to radicalization and recruitment in Europe.

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