Balkan states failing to address the threat from far-right extremism

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In this article by Balkan Insight citing one of PREVEX’s latest policy briefs, the authors argue that Balkan governments fail to take the threat from far-right extremism seriously. After the launch of the US “War on Terror”, militant Islamism or jihadism has almost become synonymous with violent extremism while far-right extremism seemingly has gone under the radar in the media, academia, politics and security authorities.

Read more about far-right extremism in the Balkans in the Balkan Insight-article and have a look the PREVEX policy brief on EU and other stakeholder’s strategies for preventing violent extremism in the region.