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THE TERRORISM VIRUS: CONTEMPORARY TRAITS AND MECHANISMS
THE TERRORISM VIRUS: CONTEMPORARY TRAITS AND MECHANISMS

Author(s): Sebastian Wojciechowski
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: terrorism

Summary/Abstract: In order to present and understand the nature of modern terrorism it is important to realize its key properties as well the mechanisms that shape terrorism. Selected properties and mechanisms shaping modern terrorism which can be exemplified by the following: evolutionary nature of terrorism, asymmetry of terrorism, interferentiality of terrorism, multitude of components of terrorism, diffusion of terrorism, duality of terrorism, positive dimension of terrorism, terrorist as the system, diversity of terrorist activity goals, changeability of terrorist threat, the broad and narrow dimension of terrorism, counter-anti-terrorism, the confrontational and cooperational character of relations, calculation and operational strategy, disintegrational nature of terrorism, multidisciplinarity of terrorism, horizontal and vertical dimension of terrorism and a the few other traits or mechanisms.

  • Issue Year: II/2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 69-80
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English