International Terrorism: World Viewpoints (Vol. 4)

Terrorism now has become a world-wide phenomenon. During the last two decades the world has been marked by an increasing number of terrorist attacks. Terrorism occurs when a group, whether holding governmental office, or outside government, resolves to pursue a set of ideological objectives by methods which not only subvert or ignore the requirements of domestic and international law, but which rely for their success primarily upon the threat or use of violence. There are now over one lakh jehadis all over the Islamic world, in Afghanistan, Kashmir, Albania, Chechnaya (Russia), Xin-jiang (China), Central Asia and elsewhere.
To formulate suitable policies for fighting the menace of international terrorism, it is useful to know the viewpoints of different countries on the matter. The book contains the views expressed by one hundred and twenty three countries, European Union and the United Nations on the problem of international terrorism. These views were expressed during the United Nations General Assembly debate.
It is hoped that the book would be found useful by the executives of the world and regional organisations, non-government organisations concerned with world peace and security, government executives and parliamentarians in different countries concerned with tackling terrorism, students of political science and the common man interested in day-to-day world affairs.