Indiscriminate attacks on civilians ought, under all circumstances, to be illegal in war as in peacetime.
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The European Borders Agency in Warsaw has been created to help border forces in Europe cooperate more.
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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.
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You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services.
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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.
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In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities.
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