Rand Study Shows How Terrorist Activities Are Evolving

New Study Shows How Terrorist Activities Are Evolving -- Washington Post

Jihadist terrorist activities in Europe, which far outnumber those in the United States, are now mostly run by independent local groups, though the more serious plots appear to have connections to groups in North Africa or the Middle East, according to a new Rand Corp. study.

The study, conducted for the Pentagon, was released last week.

While Americans generally just think of jihadist terrorists as threatening the United States, “On average . . . European authorities arrest some 200 individuals and thwart a handful of plots of jihadist inspiration every year,” according to the study entitled “Radicalization, Linkage and Diversity, Current Trends in Terrorism in Europe.”

Al Qaeda recruitment in Europe, which was never great, has all but vanished.

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My Comment: The Pentagon/Rand study can be read here.