The ongoing refugee crisis in the Mediterranean has created fears among policy-makers and security practitioners alike that the Islamic State (ISIS) will use and ‘exploit the refugee crisis to infiltrate the West’. This Briefing Note written by Dr Dimitris Skleparis, presents a brief history of international terrorism in Greece; assesses current international terrorist activity in the country and the Greek authorities’ response to it; and proposes first-line and pre-emptive counter-radicalisation measures that would not undermine a humanitarian response to the refugee crisis.
Briefing Note 37/2015: The Islamist Threat amidst the Refugee Crisis: Background and Policy Proposals
Author: Dr Dimitris Skleparis