A world challenged : fighting terrorism in the twenty-first century /

A world challenged : fighting terrorism in the twenty-first century /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Primakov, E. M. (Evgeniĭ Maksimovich)
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Nixon Center and Brookings Institution Press, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (150 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subject:	Terrorism. Terrorism -- Prevention. Terrorism. Terrorism -- Prevention. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11129563

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ISBN:	0815796323 9780815796329 0815771940 9780815771944
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-140) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"In this account, former Russian premier Yevgeny M. Primakov considers the threats posed by independent terrorist organizations to the security of the global community." "As the attacks of September 11, 2001, made clear, the course of international affairs is no longer shaped exclusively by cooperation and confrontation among nations. Stateless factions with extreme agendas - their methods enhanced by globalization and technological advances - pose serous threats to global stability." "Primakov expresses grave concern over the likelihood that independent terrorist organizations will obtain weapons of mass destruction. More than 100 nations are stockpiling nuclear material, he writes, and there is no reason to believe that all of it is well managed or protected. A terrorist group intent on developing a weapon can easily find the information and fissile material to develop a compact nuclear device." "He recommends that the global community develop a comprehensive Charter on Terrorism to facilitate criminal prosecution of terrorism. And he urges Russia and the United States to join forces more readily to share information and intelligence about emerging terrorist threats."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Primakov, E.M. (Evgeniĭ Maksimovich). World challenged. Washington, D.C. : Nixon Center and Brookings Institution Press, 2004 0815771940

Table of Contents:

Terrorism : a terrible force unleashed on the world
The aggression of Islam : truth or fiction?
Peace in the Middle East : a new approach is needed
The U.S. war on terror
Centers of power : one or many?
Lessons for all
Russia's role in the contemporary world.