Title Returnees : who are they, why are the (not) coming back and how should we deal with them? : assessing policies on returning foreign terrorist fighters in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands / Thomas Renard and Rik Coolsaet (editors) with contributions from Daniel H. Heinke, David Malet, Simon Minks, Jan Raudszus and Bibi van Ginkel

Published Brussels, Belgium : Egmont Institute, 2018 ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (76 pages) : illustrations Series Egmont paper ; 101 Egmont paper ; 101. Contents Overview and key findings. -- The European experience with foreign fighters and returnees, David Malet. -- From the Kingdom to the Caliphate and back: returnees in Belgium, Thomas Renard and Rik Coolsaet. -- Germany's returning foreign fighters and what to do about them, Daniel H. Heinke and Jan Raudszus. -- Conclusion: converging policies on returnees and key challenges ahead, Rik Coolsaet and Thomas Renard Summary Some 5000 men, women and children have travelled from Europe to Syria and Iraq since 2012. An estimated 1500 of these foreign terrorist fighters (FTF) have returned so far. This report looks into policies on returning foreign fighters in these three countries. It is the very first systematic and in-depth study into national approaches and policies vis-à-vis returnees. Its added value lies in the wealth of data, including data that has not been published before, and, of course, in the comparative angle. The authors hope to offer a reference point for future studies, for both practitioners and researchers. Each of the three country chapters in this report start with an overview of the scope of the FTF challenge, and a profile of the returnees. We also seek to compare current figures with those from previous jihadi conflicts, which is difficult given the paucity of data. Each chapter then looks at the evolution of the perception of this issue among authorities since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in 2012, and at the development of more coherent policies. Next comes a sequential description of the policies in place to deal with returnees: how to deal with fighters still in the conflict zone, with those that have come back, those in prison and those who have been released. Finally, the sensitive question of what to do about children in the jihadi war zone or recently returned from there is also assessed in some depth. Transcending the national perspectives, David Malet offers a historical perspective on foreign fighters in Europe, explaining that the issue is nothing new - not even in scope Notes "February 2018"--Cover Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from PDF cover page (Egmont, viewed February 11, 2018) Subject Terrorists -- Government policy -- Belgium Terrorists -- Government policy -- Germany Terrorists -- Government policy -- Netherlands Jihad. Jihad. Terrorists -- Government policy. Belgium. Germany. Netherlands. Form Electronic book Author Coolsaet, Rik, editor, author Heinke, Daniel H., author Malet, David, author Minks, Simon, author Raudszus, Jan, author Ginkel, Bibi van, author Egmont - Royal Institute for International Relations, publisher. ISBN 9791096843152

Other Titles Assessing policies on returning foreign terrorist fighters in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands

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