A Lethal Threat

... Russia will remain an energetic contributor to antiterrorist action, concentrating on the North Caucasus and adjacent Central Asian states, i.e. Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other countries. Is Terrorism a Permanent Threat to International Security? Photo: Reuters / Saeed Ali Achakzai The new century opened with unprecedented acts of terror that for some time united the world challenged by the global threat of Islamist terrorism. However, terrorism has been known to attract special attention if attacks are persistent and systemic, keeping populations in constant fear. The lack of attacks usually dulls the sense of danger, generating an illusion of a victory....