Zdzisława Dacko-Pikiewicz

CONTENTS

Introduction

Zdzisława Dacko-Pikiewicz

Henryk Raczkowski 11

Part 1

Understanding Contemporary Terrorism and Counterterrorism – Selected Issues

Sebastian Wojciechowski

1. What is terrorism? How should one define terrorism?

2. What makes it difficult to define/describe terrorism?

Why are there so many definitions of terrorism and why the international community has failed to work out

one universal definition?

3. Why the universal definition of terrorism is necessary?

4. What are the main reasons of terrorism?

What makes terrorism escalating?

5. What is the crucial motivation of terrorists’ activity?

6. What is the profile of a terrorist?

7. What is the profile of a terrorist organization?

8. What are main consequences of terrorism?

9. What is the characteristic of modern terrorist attacks?

10. How does the model of modern terrorism combating look like?

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Part 2

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) as the exemplification of the global threat of terrorism

Adrian K. Siadkowski

1. Introduction

2. AQAP – creation and reactivation

3. Political transition in Yemen – the fall of Saleh’s regime

and strengthening of AQAP

4. Influence of economic factors on activities of AQAP in Yemen

5. Religious fundamentalism and cultural orthodoxy

– factors conducive to AQAP activity

6. Old problems – new players – a global threat

7. “INSPIRE” – propaganda or the real threat?

8. The Response from the West

9. Summary

Bibliography

Notes of authors