4.7. Prevention of the Threats Created by the International Terrorism Since 2011, terrorism threats have significantly increased, and it can be explained by the armed conflict in Syria and Iraq that have attracted a significant number of radical Islamists from various European countries with the purpose to join various terrorist groups stationed in these regions. A total number of four to six thousand Islamists has left Europe to join these groups. The main risks are caused by the fact that these people receive practical and ideological training in these training camps. Such skills and knowledge can be used to plan a terrorist attack in their European countries of origin. Terrorist attacks in Paris and Copenhagen in 2015 prove that people and objects that in the eyes of radical Islamists are considered to be blasphemous to their religion are under the greatest risk of terrorist attacks. Additionally, officials of the law enforcement agencies and soldiers, as well as Jews and relevant objects are under greater threats. Long-term terrorism development trends show that crowded places also are considered as the prime targets for terrorist attacks. There are no persons, groups or organisations in the Republic of Latvia that are identified to plan to use terrorist tactics in order to achieve their ideological goals. However, there a few individuals in Latvia that have expressed interest of joining Islamist groups based in Syria and Iraq. The Republic of Latvia is involved in all the processes within the territory of Europe, thus the national security interests still include a significant contribution to fight against the international terrorism in order to prevent the increase of terrorism threats in the member states of NATO and EU. However, the current counter-terrorism system in the Republic of Latvia must be developed further in order to ensure that possible terrorism threats would be prevented in timely fashion. Priorities of the Republic of Latvia Regarding the Prevention of Threats Caused by the International Terrorism Involvement in the International Counter-terrorism Operations and International Cooperation Development of counter-terrorism measures in regions where the bases for international terrorism organisations are located and terrorist training is carried out, as well as plans for terrorist attacks on the member states of EU and NATO are created complies with the interests of