Download or read book The Islamic State in Europe written by Annika Kate DeMoore Rettstadt and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Europe has faced a decades-long battle against the expansion of regional terrorism. Groups like al-Qaeda maintained an anti-West attitude and successfully conducted several attacks on major American and European landmarks. However, since 2015, the Islamic State's flashy media campaign and harsh tactics stole the spotlight, gaining attention throughout the Western world. On top of the Islamic State's tech-savvy cohort, their leadership aimed to expand efforts outside original territory in Iraq and Syria, and called on European affiliates to operate locally. As a result, European security and intelligence services collectively struggled to keep up with open borders and the Syrian migrant crisis, which only amplified and widened Europe's security gap. This study analyzes and documents the Islamic State's shifts in European activity over a period of three years, and whether or not these shifts provide any further insight on their presence in the region. In conclusion, this thesis offers several recommendations to European security and intelligence services as a means to dismantle future terrorist activity