Gijs de Vries

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I remain optimistic. What we've seen in Europe and the rest of the world is that freedom has a much stronger attraction than radical fundamentalism.

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freedom
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In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities.

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intelligence
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In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential.

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intelligence
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You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services.

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intelligence
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Terrorists have failed to trigger mass conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe. We should draw strength from that fact.

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strength
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I have never come across a technology that doesn't change. This is inevitable. You have to adapt your systems as technology develops.

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technology
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The idea is to have global standards. There is so much travel that if you just had a regional standard, it would probably ultimately have to be changed.

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travel
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We still lack a global definition of terrorism.

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still , lack , global
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We're still stymied by the old stand-off between those who wish to fight terrorism and resistance fighters.

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still , old , between
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Indiscriminate attacks on civilians ought, under all circumstances, to be illegal in war as in peacetime.

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indiscriminate , attacks , civilians
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Europe has a long and tragic history of mostly domestic terrorism.

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europe , long , tragic
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We are familiar with terrorism. But indiscriminate, cross-border, religiously motivated terrorism is new.

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familiar , motivated , terrorism
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We remain vulnerable. There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism.

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remain , thing , percent
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Terrorists always have the advantage of surprise.

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terrorists , always , advantage
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Terrorists have failed in what is arguably al Qaida's most important objective - to trigger revolutions.

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terrorists , failed , arguably