Security as a big issue

Terrorist threats will be a key security issue in the years ahead of us. 

In the case of the EU, some extrapolations indicate that in five-to-seven years we will have to keep a close watch on some 40 to 50,000 European residents that might be classified as S. This code letter means that one with an S in front of his or her name is a potential security risk, from a terrorist perspective. 

That’s a lot of people to keep monitoring. It will be very difficult to find enough resources to do it thoroughly. That means that cooperation and coordination between all the security agencies will be a fundamental requirement. It also means that the citizens must be prepared to ensure a greater level of security of their own collective initiatives.