Međunarodne studije, Vol. XIV No. 2, 2014.
Pregledni rad
Deconstructing the Myth of Global Terrorism: Trends in Contemporary Terrorism
Branimir Pađen
orcid.org/0000-0001-7797-4784
Sažetak
Following the attack on World Trade Center on September 11, 2011, the global perception of terrorism has gotten a whole new context. In the media and scientific representation, that has created a climate that terrorism is no longer focused on international boundaries and that it is now perceived as a global phenomenon, the biggest threat to world peace. It has become a faceless danger which does not choose its victims and threatens everyone everywhere. The author analyses the trends in contemporary terrorism by using data from the Global Terrorism Database and determines changes which occurred after the attack on September 11. Ultimately, the author concludes that global terrorism is just – a myth.
Ključne riječi
terrorism; September 11; international terrorism; global terrorism; contemporary terrorism; Global Terrorism Database; trends in terrorism
Hrčak ID:
143307
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.9.2014.
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