Understanding contemporary terrorism and counterterrorism

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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

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Contents

6

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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