The article at hand explores how young people’s participation in the global terrorist threat landscape is changing, emphasizing their growing engagement as both targets and perpetrators. It examines how extremist organizations recruit and mobilize young people by taking use of their vulnerabilities, including social isolation, financial difficulties, and internet radicalization, using case studies and recent statistics. The study emphasizes the necessity of age-appropriate counterterrorism tactics that strike a compromise between security considerations and human rights safeguards. In order to stop juvenile radicalization and foster long-term resilience, it advocates for integrated strategies that incorporate community involvement, mental health care, and education.

https://www.justsecurity.org/121085/young-people-terrorism-threat-landscape/