Extremist scene in the Czech republic and Italy

Abstract

Extremism issue is becoming an important part of state policy in European Union. There should be also distinguished basic forms of extremism and its threats for different states of European Union. The Czech Republic extremism is characterized mostly by extreme right - wing and left - wing groups or parties and there can be expected its growing. This paper also aims at identifying and analysing the sources of terrorism threats posed to Italy, either international and national sources of threat. Italy's military presence in critical areas, such as Lebanon and Afghanistan, references to Italy made by Al Qaeda on the media, and the presence of Jihadist elements in the national territory are some of the sources of terrorism threat identified in this paper. In terms of “domestic” terrorism, this paper examines a recent phenomenon that recalls the late 1970s Red Brigades terrorism. Finally, this study analyzes the threat of individuality or anarcho-insurrectionist groups and concludes that it is still of high relevance. The aim of this paper is to describe The Czech Republic and Italian extremist scene.