Terrorist attacks in various parts of the world evidence’s what a complex and dangerous problem w... more Terrorist attacks in various parts of the world evidence’s what a complex and dangerous problem we are facing, even though a great number of states and organizations have committed themselves to combating it, deploying a variety of resources and mechanisms for this purpose. Ne vertheless, there is no fully effi cient method or system to counter terrorism. It is no use hoping that it will emerge soon (or ever), either. Th erefore, combating terrorism resembles the struggle of the ‘global community’ with a globally operating enemy. In his analysis of the global range of terrorism Jean Baudrillard observed that “terrorism, like viruses, is everywhere. Th ere is a global perfusion of terrorism.”1 Th is concerns the global range of terrorism, global fear and stereotypes, the global character of terrorist ideas, global terrorist strategy and tactics, the global consequences of terrorism, and globally counteracting the threat of terror.
In contemporary Europe, there can be noted the overlapping and rivalry of the two signifi cant te... more In contemporary Europe, there can be noted the overlapping and rivalry of the two signifi cant tendencies, which are becoming stronger and stronger. On one hand, one can notice multilevel processes of integration and conditions connected with them and that are concerned with democracy, tolerance, globalization, etc. On the other hand, one can observe disintegrative factors of various kind, which refer to actions and postures connected with chauvinism, xenophobia, neofascism and separatism. In the second view, especially in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), various aspects connected with nationalism seem to be of great signifi cance. ! is is clearly refl ected by the events which took place in, for example, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo or Macedonia. THE PICTURE OF CONTEMPORARY
Unia Europejska miedzy innymi ze wzgledu na znaczenie polityczne, ekonomiczne czy medialne, a tak... more Unia Europejska miedzy innymi ze wzgledu na znaczenie polityczne, ekonomiczne czy medialne, a takze z uwagi na wystepujące w niej roznice kulturowo-spoleczne jest waznym celem atakow terrorystycznych. Ich skale, charakter czy specyfike dobrze ukazują coroczne raporty Europolu. Celem tekstu jest zaprezentowanie istoty oraz charakterystyki wspolczesnego terroryzmu wystepującego w Unii Europejskiej w ciągu ostatnich kilku lat, ze szczegolnym uwzglednieniem najnowszych danych zaprezentowanych przez Europol w 2018 roku. Wśrod przedstawionych kwestii poruszono m.in. problem zagrozenia terrorystycznego w UE ze strony dzihadystow, separatystow czy lewicowych oraz prawicowych ekstremistow. Przeanalizowano tez zagadnienie osob aresztowanych i skazanych w Unii Europejskiej za dzialalnośc terrorystyczną. Glowną tezą tekstu jest stwierdzenie, ze terroryzm wystepujący na terytorium UE ma zarowno wymiar wertykalny, horyzontalny, jak i transcendentalny. Pierwszy z nich (wertykalny) związany jest...
Terrorism can be compared to a dangerous hydra with many different heads. They symbolize the vari... more Terrorism can be compared to a dangerous hydra with many different heads. They symbolize the various types of terrorism, such as Islamic, separatist, far right, far left, and so on. The diversification of the terrorist threat can be easily seen in the European Union as exemplified, for instance, in the latest report by Europol TE-SAT, European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2017, and the analysis of events in 2016 and 2017. The main purpose of this text is to answer the following questions, among others: what is the current scale of the terrorist threat in the European Union? What are the characteristics of modern terrorism in the EU? What is its specific nature and how is it evolving? What are its main ideological reasons and types? What is the scope and nature of Islamic terrorism in the European Union? What influence does immigration/refugeeism have on the level of terrorism? How are we to evaluate the current anti terrorist policy of the EU? What level of terrorist t...
Terrorist attacks in various parts of the world evidence’s what a complex and dangerous problem w... more Terrorist attacks in various parts of the world evidence’s what a complex and dangerous problem we are facing, even though a great number of states and organizations have committed themselves to combating it, deploying a variety of resources and mechanisms for this purpose. Ne vertheless, there is no fully effi cient method or system to counter terrorism. It is no use hoping that it will emerge soon (or ever), either. Th erefore, combating terrorism resembles the struggle of the ‘global community’ with a globally operating enemy. In his analysis of the global range of terrorism Jean Baudrillard observed that “terrorism, like viruses, is everywhere. Th ere is a global perfusion of terrorism.”1 Th is concerns the global range of terrorism, global fear and stereotypes, the global character of terrorist ideas, global terrorist strategy and tactics, the global consequences of terrorism, and globally counteracting the threat of terror.
In contemporary Europe, there can be noted the overlapping and rivalry of the two signifi cant te... more In contemporary Europe, there can be noted the overlapping and rivalry of the two signifi cant tendencies, which are becoming stronger and stronger. On one hand, one can notice multilevel processes of integration and conditions connected with them and that are concerned with democracy, tolerance, globalization, etc. On the other hand, one can observe disintegrative factors of various kind, which refer to actions and postures connected with chauvinism, xenophobia, neofascism and separatism. In the second view, especially in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), various aspects connected with nationalism seem to be of great signifi cance. ! is is clearly refl ected by the events which took place in, for example, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo or Macedonia. THE PICTURE OF CONTEMPORARY
Unia Europejska miedzy innymi ze wzgledu na znaczenie polityczne, ekonomiczne czy medialne, a tak... more Unia Europejska miedzy innymi ze wzgledu na znaczenie polityczne, ekonomiczne czy medialne, a takze z uwagi na wystepujące w niej roznice kulturowo-spoleczne jest waznym celem atakow terrorystycznych. Ich skale, charakter czy specyfike dobrze ukazują coroczne raporty Europolu. Celem tekstu jest zaprezentowanie istoty oraz charakterystyki wspolczesnego terroryzmu wystepującego w Unii Europejskiej w ciągu ostatnich kilku lat, ze szczegolnym uwzglednieniem najnowszych danych zaprezentowanych przez Europol w 2018 roku. Wśrod przedstawionych kwestii poruszono m.in. problem zagrozenia terrorystycznego w UE ze strony dzihadystow, separatystow czy lewicowych oraz prawicowych ekstremistow. Przeanalizowano tez zagadnienie osob aresztowanych i skazanych w Unii Europejskiej za dzialalnośc terrorystyczną. Glowną tezą tekstu jest stwierdzenie, ze terroryzm wystepujący na terytorium UE ma zarowno wymiar wertykalny, horyzontalny, jak i transcendentalny. Pierwszy z nich (wertykalny) związany jest...
Terrorism can be compared to a dangerous hydra with many different heads. They symbolize the vari... more Terrorism can be compared to a dangerous hydra with many different heads. They symbolize the various types of terrorism, such as Islamic, separatist, far right, far left, and so on. The diversification of the terrorist threat can be easily seen in the European Union as exemplified, for instance, in the latest report by Europol TE-SAT, European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2017, and the analysis of events in 2016 and 2017. The main purpose of this text is to answer the following questions, among others: what is the current scale of the terrorist threat in the European Union? What are the characteristics of modern terrorism in the EU? What is its specific nature and how is it evolving? What are its main ideological reasons and types? What is the scope and nature of Islamic terrorism in the European Union? What influence does immigration/refugeeism have on the level of terrorism? How are we to evaluate the current anti terrorist policy of the EU? What level of terrorist t...
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