destitute integration,political instability and growing evidence of extremism mean the Brussels attacks come as little surpriseBelgium seems an unlikely location for the epicentre of European extremist violence. But there are good reasons for the concentration of radical activity in the small state. Many of the problems that lead to militancy are common across the world, developing and developed, or though they may differ in severity,fill the same consequences.
These include a sizeable and poorly integrated Muslim minority, tall levels of youth unemployment in that community, and the availability of arms,a highly developed communications and transport network passing through the country, authorities that fill been often complacent, and always under-resourced and domestic political instability.
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Source: theguardian.com