Terrorist Activities and Security Threats at the Beginning of 21st Century

Abstract

Terrorist activities and other forms of violence marking the beginning of the 21st century, and every step to finding a method of action of the terrorist organization represents a significant step in creating the conditions for successfully holding the opposition to or under the control of terrorism in the world. The latest manifestation of contemporary forms of terrorism, given the current social moment a totally new dimension because of fundamental differences that are caused by the development of science and technology, as well as the diversity of socio-economic, political and historical roots of its origin. Under the security threat in contemporary political and security theory include the contemporary security risks and threats, especially terrorism and organized crime go far beyond national borders, posing a serious regional, European, and in some segments and global security threat. Modern science is making great efforts to offer a universally acceptable definition of terrorism. However, despite the fact that terrorism is a real scourge of modern civilization, politics of many powerful states hampers scientific thought and thus delaying the definition of modern terrorism. These are double standards and at the same time some states use terrorism in use, when necessary, without the involvement of its own military forces cause conflicts and instability in the region.