9. SUPERTERRORISM - IMPLICATIONS FOR A NEW SECURITY STRATEGY

Abstract

As the tragedy in New York and Washington moves further into memory, more and more politicians, officials and experts in various countries question whether or not the world has changed. Would the shock have been as strong, the international reaction as unanimous or the retaliation as decisive and powerful if the catastrophe had occurred in London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, or Moscow? Or, is the issue simply that the September 11th terror was executed in the most powerful nation of the world? Perhaps September 11th is significant only because America had been invulnerable until then and in response it defined the scale of retaliation and prompted the creation of a worldwide coalition to support its quest for vengeance? Regardless, September 11th did signify the beginning of a new era in international security largely because its victim was the most powerful nation in the world.

Citation

Arbatov, A.G. (2005), "9. SUPERTERRORISM - IMPLICATIONS FOR A NEW SECURITY STRATEGY", Intriligator, M.D., Nikitin, A.I. and Tehranian, M. (Ed.) Eurasia (Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development, Vol. 1), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1572-8323(04)01009-4