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Immigration, Radicalization,
Security
Ringo Ringvee
Religious Affairs Department, Ministry of the Interior
International conference „Integration Challenges in a Radicalizing World“
29 – 30 November 2016, Tallinn, Estonia

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Immigration, Radicalization, Security
The ongoing conflicts/wars in the Muslim world and the
migration crisis in Europe with accompanied radicalization
processes have created new security situation for the
Western societies

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Immigration, Radicalization, Security
§ Arab Spring: From Tunisia to Syrian War
§ Migration crisis in Europe
§ Polarization in the West
§ Open borders! vs Bring the borders back!
§ Violent Islamic radicalism, jihadism, terrorism
§ Soldiers of Odin
§ Refugees and terrorism
§ Radicalization
§ Brexit
§ The Western Winter?

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Immigration, Radicalization, Security
§ Radicalization, on-line radicalization
§ Violent and non-violent radicals
§ How do we relate to ideas that consider the Western liberalism as
a deviance from God’s plan for humanity and call to erase it from
the earth in a warfare authorized by the sacred texts?

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Immigration, Radicalization, Security
§ The Western liberal democracies and security
§ “Old” political enemies to the liberal democracy:
far-right/-left/racists/separatists etc
§ “New” enemies: religious ideologies
§ Religious freedom: internal freedom, external freedom
§ Religious utopia, apocalyptic religions/religious movements
§ Religious hatred and religiously motivated violence
§ Religiously motivated terrorism
§ ISIS

6.
Immigration, Radicalization, Security
§ In tackling violent radicalization and promotion
of it
§ smarter security
§ more efficient and nuanced legal measures
§ preventive strategies

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Immigration, Radicalization, Security
§ In tackling violent radicalization and promotion
of it
§ smarter security
§ Actual cooperation and coordination between different
governmental and non-governmental institutions and
organizations for a common good
§ Human resources
§ Monitoring, surveillance
§ Preparedness for engagement

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Immigration, Radicalization, Security
§ In tackling violent radicalization and promotion
of it
§ a smarter security
§ more efficient and nuanced legal measures
§ Implementation of existing legal acts, enforcing the law
§ Hate speech in religious context

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Immigration, Radicalization, Security
§ In tackling violent radicalization and promotion
of it
§ a smarter security
§ more efficient and nuanced legal measures
§ preventive strategies
§ Positive social and political engagement, integration
§ Who are the dialogue partners in the migrant communities
and who do they represent?
§ New Exotic Orient?
§ What about moderate majority?
§ How to integrate people who do not want to be integrated?

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Immigration, Radicalization, Security
§ The road to hell is paved with good intentions?
§ Immigration/Integration
§ Liberal democratic values
§ Adaptability?
§ Efficient security system
§ Control measures

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Thank you!

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Presentation given at International conference
Integration Challenges in a Radicalising World
29 – 30 November 2016 in Tallinn, Estonia
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