international cooperation in the fight against jihadist terrorism within the European Union following the terrorist attacks from 2015 onwards

Abstract

Throughout its history, the European Union has faced various security challenges, one of them being terrorism, which has placed terrorism prevention at the top of the bloc's agenda. Since the approval, in November 2005, of the European Union's first antiterrorism strategy, the evolution of this phenomenon and its consequent attacks have led the authorities of the old continent to periodically adapt their policies and plans to deal with the threat of terrorism. However, with the emergence of the Islamic State at the end of 2014 and the impact of its attacks, a new type of jihadist terrorism, different from Al Qaeda, is being faced, posing a renewed post-Cold War scenario, both for the international system and for the states of the European bloc. This raises the question of whether such acts committed by a fanatical minority force a change in the security policies of the States concerned and, in turn, recognize the need to adopt cooperation mechanisms within the European bloc to deal with the fight against terrorism.