TERORISMUL. ATRIBUȚIILE AUTORITĂȚILOR ȘI INSTITUȚIILOR PUBLICE PENTRU PREVENIREA ȘI CONTRACARAREA TERORISMULUI
TERRORISM. THE ATTRIBUTIONS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND INSTITUTIONS IN PREVENTING AND COUNTERING TERRORISM

Summary/Abstract: Since ancient times fear and terror have been ways to achieve political goals. There are numerous definitions of terrorism, but none universally accepted because of the primacy of the political purpose and interests that can be found behind terrorist acts. Terrorist acts have constituent elements, goals and their own characteristics. The phenomenon has evolved; changes in terrorist operations are due to the improvement of technologies, equipment and informatics revolution. International terrorism is a complex phenomenon, ever present and the most serious threat to the modern world. The globalization of terrorism led to changes in national and international security and defense strategies, where the prevention and countering terrorist actions has a prime place. In Romania, the prevention ant counter of terrorism is done in a unified way. The cooperation in this field is done inside the National System of Prevention and Countering Terrorism, which includes many central authorities under the technical coordination of the Romanian Intelligence Service, which has an antiterrorist operational coordination center. Military intervention as an antiterrorist tactic may look easy, but it takes place only in special and restrictive circumstances because it has side effects that can cause great human and material losses. Terrorism remains essentially a political problem, this is why the intelligence services, diplomats and politicians must take into consideration the impact of any response to a terrorist attack, the consequences for political and national interests and to what extent the economic, political social implications justify the magnitude of response. Countries have the right and obligation to protect their citizens against terrorist actions, but the measures they take must not justify the violation of the rights and freedoms of citizens.

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