Nowe podejście do lęku: postępowa odpowiedź wobec Państwa Islamskiego

The text analyzes the strategic objectives of the Islamic State (IS) in Europe—escalation, creating insecurity, and exploiting social divisions—and argues that restrictive anti-terrorism laws actually support these goals by fueling islamophobia and eroding civil liberties. It contends that IS is often portrayed as more cohesive and powerful than it is, noting that its core leadership consists of pragmatists from the Ba'ath party rather than global jihadists. The author advocates for a progressive response that rejects the 'clash of civilizations' narrative, opposes racial profiling, and views the expansion of civil rights for minorities as the most effective way to delegitimize IS and ensure genuine security.

• The Islamic State (IS) employs a strategy based on the 2004 text "Management of Savagery" ("Idarat al-Tawahush"), which aims to provoke Western military intervention in the Middle East, spread a constant sense of insecurity in Europe, and exploit social tensions to create a "clash of civilizations" between Muslims and others.
• IS uses low-scale and 'lone wolf' attacks to maintain a state of continuous anxiety in the West, which encourages the public and politicians to adopt 'hawkish' security policies and attracts young people to the caliphate through a sophisticated propaganda machine.
• The organization's perceived power is inflated by media and political narratives; in reality, its core leadership is composed of pragmatists from the former Ba'ath party who are motivated by local power struggles rather than global jihad.
• Anti-terrorism measures are described as a greater threat to individual security and quality of life than terrorism itself, as they are often used by politicians to silence critics, control dissent, and implement unrelated restrictions such as ID cards and immigration limits.
• Increased spending on counter-terrorism has not reduced the perceived threat level; for example, in the UK, funding rose from 2.5 billion pounds in 2007-2008 to 3.5 billion in 2010-2011, yet the threat level remained 'high' in 2014.
• The document argues that the most effective response to IS is to protect and expand civil rights, particularly for minority communities, to prevent the alienation and islamophobia that IS seeks to provoke.

APA

McNeil-Willson, R. (2017). Nowe podejście do lęku: postępowa odpowiedź wobec Państwa Islamskiego. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/nowe-podejscie-do-leku-postepowa-odpowiedz-wobec-panstwa-islamskiego/

Chicago

McNeil-Willson, Richard. Nowe podejście do lęku: postępowa odpowiedź wobec Państwa Islamskiego. Green European Journal, 2017. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/nowe-podejscie-do-leku-postepowa-odpowiedz-wobec-panstwa-islamskiego/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{mcneilwillson2017nowe, author = {McNeil-Willson, Richard}, title = {{Nowe podejście do lęku: postępowa odpowiedź wobec Państwa Islamskiego}}, publisher = {Green European Journal}, year = {2017}, month = may, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/nowe-podejscie-do-leku-postepowa-odpowiedz-wobec-panstwa-islamskiego/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }