Europe faces a complex problem with foreign fighters returning after traveling to fight in Syria and Iraq. The number of foreign fighters traveling to fight in Syria and Iraq is unprecedented and cause for great concern, especially for interior EU member states whose security is dependent on the border security of the peripheral EU countries. This dependent relationship, and the vulnerabilities it exposes, has shaped the broader question of what the EU, and its member states, can lawfully do to achieve greater security in the age of transnational terrorism. Considering this complex and highly political issue, this Note suggests steps the EU and its member states can take to ensure greater security from the foreign fighter threat. This Note presents policy suggestions the EU may implement to address the foreign fighter threat and security in this age of transnational terrorism, while maintaining its integrity and value of human rights and civil liberties. These solutions include greater information sharing between member states, legislation targeted at terror-related activity, and increased de-radicalization programs within vulnerable communities.
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