Security of passenger transport in the Baltic Sea in the context of foreign terrorist fighters
The Baltic Sea basin is one of the busiest areas in Europe in terms of the passenger transport and is considered as a domestic sea of the European Union, very important for the development and prosperity of all citizens. A high number of ferries connections along with exclusive cruise ships, visiting the Baltic countries, make the sea very busy. At the same time the security of lines of communications has become the highest priority, especially that a possibility of terrorist attacks still poses a serious threat. Although terrorism has been being fought intensively since 11th September, terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda or Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, are still able to attack. The article considers the threat of organizing a terrorist attack posed by Foreign Terrorist Fighters returning home to the Baltic countries. Due to the fairly high number of Foreign Terrorist Fighters in some countries around the Baltic Sea, very intense passenger traffic in the area, and the appeals which have been proclaimed by Al-Qaeda and Islamic State leaders, there is a possibility of a terrorist attack occurrence in the near future. Cited facts lead to the conclusion that some precautions should be taken both in terms of technical and organizational measures to make passenger traffic secure.
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Authors:
- Wardin, Katarzyna
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0000-0001-8076-8113
- Publication Date: 2018-4
Language
- English
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Serial:
- Journal of Transportation Security
- Volume: 13
- Issue Number: 3-4
- Publisher: Springer Publishing
- ISSN: 1938-7741
- EISSN: 1938-775X
- Serial URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/12198
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cruise ships; Passenger security; Passenger transportation; Terrorism
- Geographic Terms: Baltic Sea
- Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Passenger Transportation; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01761480
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Dec 28 2020 10:13AM