Abstract
Global terrorism has become one of the most serious threats to the security in the world today. The number of suspects arrested for religiously inspired terrorism in the EU Member States increased approximately five-fold between 2009 and 2018. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the threats of Religiously inspired terrorism in the three Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The study was conducted using the methods of academic literature, statistical data analysis and qualitative content analysis. This study has applied quantitative technique and qualitative technique to explore the relationship between religiously inspired terrorism and relevant factors - Internal factors, Legal migration, Illegal migration, Participation in international missions and operations, Traveling to regions where terrorist groups have a stronger presence, Student exchange programs and foreign students, Employees from other countries e.c. The study has determined that the level of terrorist threats in the Baltics has not changed in recent years and remains relatively low. The Baltic States today is not a target for religiously inspired terrorism. The level of internal threat from existing religious communities has been low and remains low. No significant terrorism-related incidents have occurred in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in previous years. There is no reason to believe that these internal risks will increase in the near future. In turn, there are significant long-term risks associated with external threats. A balanced and neutral policy towards all religious denominations should continue in all Baltic countries. As a primary task, the authors conducted an analysis of a number of theoretical and practical tax incentives assessment models.
Highlights
Terrorism has been and remains one of the threats to the security and sustainable development of society since the end of the 20th century
This review shows that the Baltic States are actively involved in international operations, including in countries with a large number of terrorists (Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria)
The level of terrorist threats in the Baltics has not changed in recent years and remains relatively low
Summary
Terrorism has been and remains one of the threats to the security and sustainable development of society since the end of the 20th century. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the manifestations of terrorism have intensified and take on various forms, including religious ones. The issues of terrorism were raised by many authors in previous studies (Teivāns-Treinovskis, Jefimovs 2012; Kis-Benedek 2016; Besenyő 2016; Avdeev et al 2017; Beinoravičius, Vainiūtė 2017; Tumalavicius et al 2017 (a); Tumalavicius et al 2017 (b); Kordík, Kurilovská, 2017; Roško et al 2019; Zeman et al 2018; Beňová et al 2019; Tvaronavičienė et al, 2020; Masood et al, 2020), but the question of the manifestation of terrorism on the basis of religious beliefs has not been studied much. States have a duty to protect society against terrorists and to take measures to prevent and punish terrorist activities effectively (Strasbourg, 2018)
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