| ID | 173243 |
| Title Proper | How Limited Is the Terrorist Threat in the Visegrad Group Member States? Terrorist Activities in the V4 in the Light of the Global Terrorism Database and Its Social Impact |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Stempień, Marta Sara |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article attempts to fill a gap in research on terrorism in the Visegrad Group member states. Its major objective is to discover and understand whether terrorism truly is a serious threat to V4 members. To reach this goal, quantitative and qualitative content analysis is used. The conducted analysis has demonstrated that V4 member states hardly report any arrests or convictions of individuals accused of terrorist activities. The threat of terrorism exists. However, it is definitely less imminent than in the United States or Western European countries. The data indicate that Visegrad members deal with the challenge of non-Islamist terrorism. In Central Europe, left-wing militancy is almost non-existent, and right-wing extremism, though evidently present in the region, is not a major threat in the context of terrorism. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Slavic Military Studies Vol. 33, No.2; Apr-Jun 2020: p.198-213 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Slavic Military Studies Vol: 33 No 2 |
| Key Words | Poland ; Slovakia ; Hungary ; Czech Republic ; Terrorist Threat ; Global Terrorism Database ; Social Impact ; Visegrad Group Member States ; Central European |