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CONTENTS
Introduction
Zdzisława Dacko-Pikiewicz 9
Henryk Raczkowski 11
Part 1
Understanding Contemporary Terrorism
and Counterterrorism – Selected Issues
Sebastian Wojciechowski
15
1.
What is terrorism? How should one define terrorism? 15
2.
What makes it difficult to define/describe terrorism?
Why are there so many definitions of terrorism and why
the international community has failed to work out
one universal definition? 17
3.
Why the universal definition of terrorism is necessary? 22
4.
What are the main reasons of terrorism?
What makes terrorism escalating? 28
5.
What is the crucial motivation of terrorists’ activity? 32
6.
What is the profile of a terrorist? 35
7.
What is the profile of a terrorist organization? 42
8.
What are main consequences of terrorism? 45
9.
What is the characteristic of modern terrorist attacks? 48
10.
How does the model of modern terrorism combating look like? 50
Contents
Part 2
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) as the
exemplification of the global threat of terrorism
Adrian K. Siadkowski 57
1.
Introduction 57
2.
AQAP – creation and reactivation 59
3.
Political transition in Yemen – the fall of Saleh’s regime 62
and strengthening of AQAP
4.
Influence of economic factors on activities of AQAP in Yemen 68
5.
Religious fundamentalism and cultural orthodoxy
– factors conducive to AQAP activity 71
6.
Old problems – new players – a global threat 78
7.
“INSPIRE” – propaganda or the real threat? 79
8.
The Response from the West 82
9.
Summary
88
Bibliography 93
Notes of authors 99
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