You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services. Gijs de Vries More Quotes by Gijs de Vries More Quotes From Gijs de Vries In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential. Gijs de Vries aquariumsinformationessentials Police forces collect information to be used in a public court to get people convicted. Security services gather information that does not necessarily lead to people being prosecuted and in many cases needs to remain confidential. Gijs de Vries policedoepeople If information ends up in the wrong hands, the lives of people very often are immediately at risk. Gijs de Vries riskhandspeople 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. Gijs de Vries lawlessnessmilitaryrights Europe has a long and tragic history of mostly domestic terrorism. Gijs de Vries terrorismeuropelong I have never come across a technology that doesn't change. This is inevitable. You have to adapt your systems as technology develops. Gijs de Vries inevitabletechnologychange Terrorists always have the advantage of surprise. Gijs de Vries terroristadvantagesurprise Terrorists have failed in what is arguably al Qaida's most important objective - to trigger revolutions. Gijs de Vries alsrevolutionimportant The European Borders Agency in Warsaw has been created to help border forces in Europe cooperate more. Gijs de Vries agencyborderseurope We still lack a global definition of terrorism. Gijs de Vries terrorismdefinitionsstills Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny. Gijs de Vries tyrantsstrongerdemocracy The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities. Gijs de Vries terrorismrolesfighting We remain vulnerable.There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism. Gijs de Vries percentterrorismvulnerable The majority of the world's Muslims do not believe that terrorism is a legitimate strategy or that Islam is incompatible with democracy. Gijs de Vries islamdemocracybelieve If you combat an international phenomenon, it is indispensable to share information internationally. Gijs de Vries combatinformationshare If you exchange information internationally, you must strengthen data protection. Those are two sides of the same coin. Gijs de Vries flipping-a-cointwo-sidesdata It's important that we work very closely with moderate Muslim forces locally, nationally and internationally. Gijs de Vries moderatesforceimportant Muslim organisations tend to have a low level of organisation. The communities in Europe are quite diverse. Gijs de Vries levelscommunityeurope In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities. Gijs de Vries agencypolicefighting There are no automatic links between poverty and terrorism. Among millions of poor people in the world, only a few turn to terrorism. Gijs de Vries linkspeopleworld
