International Co-operation in Fighting the Terrorist Threat

ISSN： 1744-0378

Source： The RUSI Journal, Vol.151, Iss.1, 2006-02, pp. : 44-46

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Abstract

Today we face a global threat. There is not only the physical threat of indiscriminate terrorist attacks, but more importantly, their insidious aim of dividing us, and creating anger and hatred among our people, our religions and our cultures. To overcome this threat, we must do more than simply defeat today's terrorists; we must remove the conditions that allow them to thrive. We must subdue and neutralize the voices of hatred and intolerance. In this first decade of our new millennium, we are witnessing globalization and rapid information dissemination, heralding a new age of co-operation, economic interdependence and increased cultural interaction. Yet optimistic expectations for a new era of global co-operation were shattered by the ugly spectre of terrorism and the resulting acts of violence and mayhem. Instead of goodwill and understanding among the cultures of the world, violent extremism came close to destroying the bonds of harmony and tolerance that globalization had promised.