Original scientific paper

Terrorism and European Security

Siniša Tatalović ; Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb

Abstract

In the emerging European security system there is a question arising whether it is possible to prevent ethnic confrontations and challenges to global terrorism, which represent the biggest threat to European security. If the positive development in process of cooperation, economic linkage and political integration among the European countries is achieved, then there is a possibility to implement successfully the new model of the European security and prevention of ethnic clashes and global terrorism. In this respect, the position and role of the USA as a leader of antiterrorist coalition is compelling. Efficient and comprehensive fight against poverty and famine in the world as well as lasting and just solutions of regional crises would definitely diminish human resources of potential terrorists and their motivation. Terrorist attacks in the USA and some other parts of the world pointed at serious drawbacks in structure and functioning of certain parts of national security system as well as of global security system. However, it is those events and fight against those forms of security threats that represent a great challenge to all the national security systems, especially of NATO and the EU members in the framework of shaping the new European security and defense system.

Keywords

terrorism; security; anti-terrorist coalition; NATO, EU

Hrčak ID:

286508

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/286508

Publication date:

31.12.2002.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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