Domestic counter-terrorism efforts alternate between covert successes and highly publicized tragic results. International cooperation may fare slightly better, but also faces severe hurdles and unexpected difficulties despite all the mechanisms and apparatuses which have been put into place so far on the intercontinental and trans-Atlantic levels. General awareness and commitment by political and security echelons alone do not suffice. There are at least four major domains which, each on its own or in combination, hamper and slow down badly needed coordination and actions within the international community, and specifically Europe.
Why Domestic and International Counter-terrorism Efforts Fail in Europe
