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Politique étrangère Articles from Politique Etrangère
Lars Erslev ANDERSEN

Terrorism and Counter-Radicalization: the Danish Model Politique étrangère, Vol. 80, No. 2, Summer 2015

There have only been two terrorist attacks in Denmark over the last thirty years: in 1985 and 2015. Other attacks have been prevented, notably those planned against the illustrators whose drawings of the prophet Mohammed were published in Jyllands-Posten. 

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In dealing with terrorism, Denmark has been at the forefront of developing counter-radicalization programs. Nevertheless, it is not clear whether these programs are actually useful. It may even be that they are counter-productive.

 

Article published in Politique étrangère, Vol. 80, No. 2, Summer 2015

 

Keywords
Counter-radicalisation jihadism Terrorism Denmark