Centralasien – ingen grogrund för radikalisering
Svante E. Cornell
OPINION · ”Många pekar finger mot de centralasiatiska länderna. Problemet är att individerna i fråga inte radikaliseras i Centralasien. Förövarna i Stockholm och New York lämnade båda Uzbekistan för närmare ett årtionde sedan”, skriver Svante Cornell.
Parallellerna till dådet på Drottninggatan tidigare i år är tydliga: även där, liksom i attacker i St. Petersburg och Istanbul, var förövaren av uzbekiskt ursprung.
Dessutom har fler än två tusen centralasiater deltagit i kriget i Syrien på islamiska statens eller nusrafrontens sida. Är Centralasien en grogrund för extremister?
Många inom media och politik menar så och pekar finger mot de centralasiatiska länderna. De kopplar radikaliseringen till staternas auktoritära statsskick och ekonomiska problem.
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