The Transformation of Terrorism and New Strategies

In: Politicka misao, Band 46, Heft 5, S. 121-139

Abstract

In many states and their national security strategies, modern terrorism is marked as one of the main challenges. Aside from that, in many multilateral security documents terrorism is stated as one of the main challenges to global security. One can say that present-day terrorism in many aspects affects our security, as well as our general social and economic development. The understanding of this phenomenon, its development, its way of functioning, possible transformations and new forms is the necessary precondition for designing efficient counter-terrorist strategies. It seems that in the last several years we have been witnessing a new transformation of terrorism - it is becoming a threat that will be difficult to defeat with the resources and instruments that have so far been used in the fight against terrorism. Adapted from the source document.