Far-right Terrorism in the West in Years 2015–2022

Most politically motivated terrorist incidents in the West are now classified as far-right. The growing threat is confirmed by statistics. In 2010, only one far-right terrorist attack was recorded, compared to 49 in 2019. In the past five years, there have been more than 35 far-right terrorist incidents in the West yearly, and over the past two decades, far-right terrorism has been more fatal than far-left terrorism. The aim of this article is to characterise the far-right terrorism in selected countries, by identifying similarities and differences. The following research problem is central to this analysis: in which regions of the West is far-right terrorism becoming a greater threat than Jihadi-oriented terrorism? Research has shown that despite the low level of casualties caused by far-right terrorists compared to those caused by jihadists, in some regions, the number of fatal far-right attacks has increased by 250% since 2014.

Terroryzm skrajnie prawicowy w przestrzeni państw zachodnich w latach 2015–2022

Na Zachodzie większość incydentów terrorystycznych o podłożu politycznym klasyfikuje się jako skrajnie prawicowe. Rosnące zagrożenie potwierdzają statystyki. W 2010 r. odnotowano tylko jeden skrajnie prawicowy atak terrorystyczny w porównaniu z 49 w 2019 r. W ciągu ostatnich pięciu lat na Zachodzie miało miejsce ponad 35 incydentów terrorystycznych rocznie, a w ciągu ostatnich dwudziestu lat terroryzm skrajnie prawicowy był bardziej śmiertelny niż skrajnie lewicowy terroryzm. Celem artykułu jest scharakteryzowanie zagrożenia skrajnie prawicowym terroryzmem w wybranych krajach Zachodu, poprzez wskazanie podobieństw i różnic. Główny problem badawczy sformułowano jako następujące pytanie: W jakich regionach Zachodu terroryzm skrajnie prawicowy jest większym zagrożeniem niż terroryzm dżihadystyczny? Badania wykazały, że pomimo niskiego poziomu ofiar spowodowanych przez skrajnie prawicowych terrorystów w porównaniu z liczbą ofiar dżihadystów, w niektórych regionach, od 2014 r., liczba śmiertelnych skrajnie prawicowych ataków wzrosła o 250%.

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