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Communities in NATO member states have experienced great change over the years, with many becoming more diverse and culturally mixed. In parallel, terrorism has grown more complex, taking on various forms and resulting in counter-terrorism strategies becoming more sophisticated, comprehensive and inclusive. More than 30 security experts gathered at a NATO-funded workshop in Antalya, 9-10 May 2011 to chart ways of incorporating the support of minority groups in counter-terrorism activities.
The 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States showed the vulnerability of places deemed impervious to terrorist attacks. The presence of minority groups in the US, Europe as well as the Balkans pose a different set of challenges for counter-terrorism activities, and their combined support is now recognised as crucial in the prevention of such acts. Workshop participants discussed and shared information on a variety of issues, including:
- immigration and naturalisation: western passports’ importance for terror;
- the challenges and prospects of counter-terrorism in Africa;
- culture-oriented counter-terrorism;
- creating bridges of trust in diverse communities and;
- policing the modern city: local counter-terrorism in the US.
The fight to eradicate terrorist acts takes on different dimensions as does the quest to understand terrorists. If law enforcement agencies fail to gain the support of all the different groups in their community, terrorists have a greater chance of operating “under the radar”. To date, less attention has been given to overcoming the language, cultural and ideological challenges within culturally and linguistically diverse communities during counter-terrorism operations.
With active involvement from world-renown institutions like Cranfield University –Defence Academy (UK), International Risk & Crisis Management (Belgium) and RAND Europe (UK), this event created a forum for cross-cultural expertise and perspectives to be shared and used for future collaboration. This workshop was funded by the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) programme under one of its key priorities – “Defence against terrorist threats”.