Originating in national police and intelligence circles in the early 2000s, the concept of 'radicalisation' quickly attracted the attention of EU policymakers and became the preferred framework for analysing what it is that brings individuals and groups to terrorism. There is no uniform definiti...

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the European Union (EU) has considerably reshaped its approach to security policy, and in this context, the EU has taken up an increasingly more active role in supporting research and innovation (R&I) initiatives within the context of civil security over ...

The EU was established with the aim to provide common ground, literally and metaphorically, for its members to thrive in a stable and secure environment, being ‘united in diversity.’ The emergence of violent extremism, populism and radicalisation undermines European cohesion, unsettling the Unio...

Throughout its mandate, the Commission has stepped up efforts to prevent and respond to the EU’s internal and external security challenges. Four years after the adoption of the EU Security Union Strategy 2020-2025, the EU is now better equipped to face security challenges, leveraging a solid fra...

In July 2020, the EU adopted its 2020-2025 Security Union Strategy. Designed at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, this Strategy was set against a backdrop of an increasingly complex security landscape, with hybrid and terrorist threats targeting the security of European citizens and businesses ...