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Norway is hosting the second meeting of the Counterterrorism Law Enforcement Forum (CTLEF) together with the United States this week. Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl (Center Party) opened the conference with participants from more than 40 countries and organizations.
This is the second time the CTLEF conference has been held. The purpose is to raise awareness of the threats and challenges associated with right-wing extremism, and to develop international cooperation to prevent and prevent such attacks.
In her opening statement, the Minister of Justice and Public Security pointed out that the challenges are constantly changing and must be followed closely. Among other things, there is concern about how the internet and social media can function as arenas for radicalisation. Conspiracy theories and extremist ideologies have become more readily available on digital platforms and social media. New technology provides opportunities in prevention efforts, but also creates challenges related to radicalisation to extremism and terror.
In Norway, an action plan has been drawn up to counteract radicalisation and violent extremism, as well as a counterterrorism strategy. An important priority in the work is to increase knowledge and competence, so that people who are in a radicalisation process can be followed up early and in a good way.
The threat of right-wing extremism is increasingly crossing national borders. International cooperation to counteract this will therefore become even more important in the coming years.
