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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share
Muslim organisations tend to have a low level of organisation. The communities in Europe are quite diverse. — Gijs de Vries Copy Share
The idea is to have global standards. There is so much travel that if you just had a regional standard, it would probably ultimately… — Gijs de Vries Copy Share
If information ends up in the wrong hands, the lives of people very often are immediately at risk. — Gijs de Vries Copy Share
Look at Iraq; look at Afghanistan, where at great personal physical risk people have gone to the polls and have rejected the appeal from… — Gijs de Vries Copy Share
In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists find it easier to hide, train and prepare their… — Gijs de Vries Copy Share
The European Borders Agency in Warsaw has been created to help border forces in Europe cooperate more. — Gijs de Vries Copy Share
The violent radicals do not legitimately represent the overwhelming majority of the world's Muslims. — Gijs de Vries Copy Share
It's important that we work very closely with moderate Muslim forces locally, nationally and internationally. — Gijs de Vries Copy Share
In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities. — Gijs de Vries Copy Share
The key to tackling Islamist fundamentalism and terrorism from the Islamist community is in the hands of moderate Muslims. — Gijs de Vries Copy Share
If you combat an international phenomenon, it is indispensable to share information internationally. — Gijs de Vries Copy Share
In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential. — Gijs de Vries Copy Share
Terrorists have failed to trigger mass conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe. We should draw strength from that fact. — Gijs de Vries Copy Share
