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International Terrorism - ARI |
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Biometric Surveillance: A Need for Public Debate
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ARI Nº 154/2003 - 29.12.2003
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James C. Ross
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Biometric identification systems arguably provide the United States and the European Union with a ‘silver bullet’ solution to some key security challenges –like international terrorism, organised crime and illegal migration– associated with identity theft and document fraud. As the use of biometric technologies extends from the margins to the mainstream, important substantive issues arise concerning data protection, individual privacy and civil liberties
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Islamist terrorist rings in Spain. Current situation and future outlook
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ARI Nº 119/2003 (Translation from spanish) - 13.10.2003
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Javier Jordán
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We analyse the rise of Islamist terrorist rings, specifically those of Al-Qa’ida, in Spain. To date this country has been used merely as a rearguard area but in the future it could become a direct terrorist target. We examine the reasons for such a change of strategy and propose means to prevent terrorism on Spanish soil
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© Fundación Real Instituto Elcano, Madrid, 2002-2013
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