Preliminary Scoping and Objective Setting

20. The objectives of the risk assessment should tie into broader national CTF objectives and activities, and build on existing domestic and regional threat and risk assessments. The required scope of a TF risk assessment will vary between jurisdictions, but may be impacted by: (i) the unique national and regional TF threat profile, (ii) the importance and materiality of different sectors, and (iii) the jurisdiction's geographic location and demographics. For example, for a jurisdiction that faces a known threat from a specific terrorist group, it may be beneficial to carry out a targeted risk assessment of that specific threat (see textbox 2.2 below on Sweden's targeted TF risk assessment of foreign terrorist fighters). Likewise, where regions share common TF issues, it may be beneficial for jurisdictions to conduct a regional risk or threat assessment, which should feed into the national assessment of risk (see textbox 1.1. below on regional risk assessment initiatives within the Asian Pacific). Alternatively, for a large and decentralized jurisdiction with varying risks within different domestic regions, a series of regional risk assessments may be preferable, or even constitutionally necessary. [In such cases, federal authorities will need play a coordinating and advisory role to ensure consistent and comparable methodologies and results.]