There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in the world, only a few turn to terrorism.

Europe has a long and tragic history of mostly domestic terrorism.

In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential.

The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities.

Terrorists have failed in what is arguably al Qaida's most important objective - to trigger revolutions.

In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists find it easier to hide, train and prepare their attacks.

Muslim organisations tend to have a low level of organisation. The communities in Europe are quite diverse.