Jihadist Migration into Europe through Organized Crime

RecruitmentThe evolution of the jihad, according to the information from the Syrian fighter and theorist Mustafa Setmariam Nasar, known as Abu Musab al-Suri, has begun producing the desired effects, seen essentially in terms of the recruitment of fighters for the cause and the dynamics that delineate the relationship between organised crime and Islamic jihadist radicalism.Breaking Down BordersThe surpassing of al Qaeda ideology, which formed the organisation and vertical power structure of the Jihadist movement, proposes a theory of jihad based on individual terrorist acts and the creation of possible preparations aimed at developing a movement in any Islamic territory, breaking down the borders created artificially by Westerners.These guidelines, no longer directed solely at elite fighters, require a rethinking of policies, strategies and tactics to counter Islamic radicalism through:limiting the number of foreign fighters; andan analysis of the relationships linking organized crime…