30 June 2002
The New Terrorism, Anatomy, Trends and Counter-Strategies
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washngton represented a true watershed in world history. The attacks revealed the horrifying nature of the so called “new terrorism” that has emerged in the post-Cold War era. The new terrorism is defined by four key features: sheer lethality, religious dimension, networked organizational structure and greatly enhanced striking power.
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washngton represented a true watershed in world history. The attacks revealed the horrifying nature of the so called “new terrorism” that has emerged in the post-Cold War era. The new terrorism is defined by four key features: sheer lethality, religious dimension, networked organizational structure and greatly enhanced striking power.
