Naslov
Nuclear terrorism as a threat to global security

Autori
Aljinović, Nevena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Economic and Social Development - 90th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – "Building Resilient Society: National and Corporate Security" / Kopal, Robert ; Samodol, Ante ; Buccella, Domenico - Zagreb, 2022, 1-10

Skup
90th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development: "Building Resilient Society: National and Corporate Security"

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 16.12.2022. - 17.12.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
national security, terrorism, interstate terrorism, nuclear terrorism

Sažetak
Terrorism is a contemporary scourge with deep roots that never ceases to disturb and occupy the scientific and professional public with its ubiquitous unpredictability. The feeling of the potential threat of terrorism causes apprehension and arouses distrust in the ability of states to protect their citizens. A turning point in understanding and a step forward in harmonizing the fight against this phenomenon represents 9/11 as a revolutionary event regarding the scale of terrorist attacks. The period followed was marked by the expansion of legal norms aimed at suppressing terrorist activities. Although there is no unified internationally accepted definition of terrorism, certain elements immanent to terrorism crystallized and were projected into the definitions of the national legislation of individual countries. Nevertheless, despite the fact that the concept of terrorism occupies the scientific and professional public to a considerable extent, the phenomenon of state terrorism remains poorly understood, theoretically insufficiently developed, and on the margins of scholarly interest. Also, contemporary forms of terrorism, especially the threat of nuclear terrorism, evoke consternation in the atmosphere of war turmoil in Eastern Europe and raise the paradox that due to the catastrophic anatomy of the scale of a nuclear war, its use is almost unthinkable. But is it? This paper gives an insight into the fundamental determinants of state and nuclear terrorism as a means of pressure in achieving military-political goals, as well as an assessment of the security situation in Europe in the context of recent research. Considering the different approaches to the fight against terrorism, which on the one hand is based on prevention (EU) and repression (USA), on the other hand, although extensive cooperation in the fight against terrorism, the USA and Europe do not agree on the essential nature of the terrorist threat as nor the best methods of its suppression.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo

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