Europe must raise its game to tackle terror and the Muslim Brotherhood

An annual European conference to review the work of government policies on Islamist extremism was launched last week in Vienna. The process is a landmark effort to expose and deal with a subterranean force that has steadily risen across the continent.

One of the recommendations of the report to the governments working in this alliance is to diminish the flow of these funds as a matter of state policy. This follows on from advice that while governments need to engage with the organisations, officials must be careful not to empower the front men ultimately loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood’s political project.

The countries involved also recognised that too many European countries fail to take on board the extent of the challenge of Muslim Brotherhood organisations. Countering extremism is ever more complex.

Political and policy leaders can take a lead from Vienna to ensure that extremists are not exploiting gatekeeper positions.