国际英语资讯:Commentary: Thorough rethink in need as terror attacks repeat in Europe_时事

国际英语资讯:Commentary: Thorough rethink in need as terror attacks repeat in Europe

The anti-terror situation is now undergoing an important change. As French newspaper La Figaro wrote on Wednesday that from 2011 to 2016, a total of 5,000 Europeans went to the Middle East to join the so-called "jihad", and as ISIS is losing bases in Iraq, about 1,000 to 3,000 Europeans will come back home, where they may launch attacks.

In addition, the lone-wolf terrorist attacks have taken place more frequently. Those "lonely wolves" do not need any commands, nor do they have organizations. They target randomly-chosen areas, a way that is extremely difficult to prevent and make all European countries vulnerable to such risks.

As many terrorist attacks in Europe in recent years were launched by perpetrators who had been already European countries' nationalities, a thorough reflection is in need to analyze the political, economic and social soils that breed this trend.

Late French philosopher Ruwen Ogien told Xinhua in 2017 that it was Europe's own social economic environment that made the soil for extremism, together with the latest development of international situation.

Besides strengthening anti-terrorist efforts, European countries need to rethink why some people who feel lost and marginalized turn to expressing their complaints with extremist actions and spreading hate.

It is impossible to make changes in a short term, and it is also a difficult task. But without doing so, Europeans may have to get prepared for living with sporadic terrorist attacks, and learn to get accustomed to the uNPRedictable risks in future.