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Youth involved in nearly half of terrorism probes in Europe and North America, study finds

The overall impact of terrorism in Europe remains low. However, youngsters are the primary target demographic for terrorist networks, according to a new study.

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00:00How has terrorism evolved in Europe over the past two decades?
00:07The overall impact of terrorism in the West is lower now than a decade ago.
00:12Germany, France and Greece are the EU countries that are the most impacted by terrorism,
00:17according to the latest Global Terrorism Index.
00:21Despite this, the overall impact remains medium for Germany and low for France and Greece.
00:26In fact, Austria was the EU country where the impact of terrorism increased the most in 2025.
00:33On the other hand, six EU countries were ranked as not impacted by terrorism,
00:37with Romania, Hungary and Estonia being the lowest countries of the bloc in the list.
00:43Globally, the Islamic State was the deadliest terrorist group again in 2025,
00:47a position it has held for most of the past decade.
00:51The Islamic State was active in 15 countries in 2025,
00:54down from 22 in 2024 across six regions.
00:59Youth and minors accounted for 42% of all terror-related investigations in Europe and North America in 2025,
01:07a three-fold increase since 2021.
01:09In 2024, teenagers were involved in nearly two-thirds of Islamic State-linked arrests in Europe.
01:15Political polarization, rising anti-Semitic violence and the rapid online radicalization of young people
01:22continue to create an ongoing environment where terrorism remains a serious threat.
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