In an interview following the Brussels attacks, terrorism expert Peter Neumann discusses the growing threat in Europe. Data sharing between police and intelligence agencies must be vastly increased, he argues.
March 25, 2016 SPIEGEL: We have now seen attacks on Charlie Hebdo, then again in Paris on Nov. 13 and this week in Brussels. Have we underestimated the Islamic State (IS) in Europe?
Neumann: We long assumed that, in the West, IS would focus on inspiring single, independent attackers, the so-called “lone wolves.” As a result, many security services were taken by surprise that IS could organize relatively complex attacks so quickly and aggressively.
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