THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN COMBATING TERRORISM
THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN COMBATING TERRORISM

Summary/Abstract: This paper is concerned with the role of the European Union in combating terrorism. Furthermore, this paper explores the response of the European Union against terrorism as a global concern. In particular, this paper will explain the definition of terrorism, the defense and security policies developed by the European Union, and the peace-support missions, and it will elaborate on how the European Union became a target of terrorism. Moreover, it will elaborate on the terrorist attacks in Madrid, London, and Paris. The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness of the European Union in developing security and defense policies in the fight against terrorism. In the end, we can conclude that the European Union began actively developing security and defense policies only after 2001.

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