THE TERRORISM – A THREAT FOR MODERN SOCIETY
THE TERRORISM – A THREAT FOR MODERN SOCIETY

Summary/Abstract: The main feature of the international terrorist activity in the last two years is the unprecedented growth of the phenomenon. Total number of incidents was almost 5000 in 2005 (i.e. 4924 incidents), almost 85% more than the peak of 2004 (2646) and 2002 (2649),representing an absolute record in the history of terrorism. The Pope sees terrorism as "a cruel and perverse decision that defies the sacred right to life and undermines the very foundations of civil society ... If together we can succeed in eliminating from our hearts any trace of rancor, resisting to any form of intolerance and opposing ourselves to any manifestations of violence, we reject the wave of ferocious fanaticism that endangers the lives of so many others and thwarts the progress towards world peace" In light of these ideas, this paper aims to make a brief analysis of terrorism in the contemporary society.

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