The current security challenges in the region are pushing many countries to think of an efficient anti-terror strategy. Yet, there are concerns about the real objectives of such a strategy and the countries that should play a role.

European security services, nowadays; are coming across one of its most serious stages: the challenges of dealing with the recent threats caused by many factors, more importantly the mis-coordination between the various branches of security services in Europe or within the same country.

The November 13 attacks in Paris show that Daesh has moved to a most serious phase, targeting civilians going about their daily activities. The several almost simultaneous attacks in Paris placed all life activities under threat. The strikes targeted a stadium where an international football game was playing in the presence of the French president, a music hall and a restaurant. 

The Russian military move in Syria came after a series of meetings and understandings Moscow reached with several parties, including Washington. The lack of decisiveness in the US policy, which prevailed in the foregoing phase, especially since the emergence of Daesh, created a space that needed to be filled; it imposed a policy that would counter the absence of a real vision to confront terrorism and its multiple effects.