This paper discusses the concept of terrorism, who the terrorists are and develops an understanding of why they conduct the activities they do. Understanding the mens rea of the attacker will allow consideration of the type of attack they may plan and the effect they are likely to try and achieve. It looks at the main motivations of terrorist groups and discusses their use of the Internet for v...

Chinese governmental repression in Xinjiang against the Uighur minzu, or ethnic group, constitutes a significant infringement on human rights. The atmosphere of repression in Xinjiang is perhaps unmatched even by that of Tibet, and it is virtually the only region in China where execution of political prisoners is still common. Uighurs are subject to severe censorship, arbitrary arrest and the d...

After twenty years of national and international measures to combat financing terrorism money laundering, global has encountered greater restrictions access the volume economic resources it needs which justified its collaboration with criminal organisations or conversion into criminal-terrorist organisations. This study seeks analyse crime-terror relations by looking at influence fight against ...

The article presents the analysis of threat to security Eastern European countries posed by groups and individuals invoking ideology radical Islam. Particular attention is given region’s two biggest countries: Russia Ukraine. After a general assessment terrorist in individual based on Global Terrorism Index, following are analysed: evolution terrorism North Caucasus groups, scale from Islamic S...

Despite being the most hunted movement in history, Al Qaeda and its associate organisations will pose a significant threat in 2003. Al Qaeda per se will fragment, decentralise, regroup in five zones of the world, work with like?minded groups, select a wider range of targets, focus on economic targets and population centres, and conduct most attacks in the global south. Although the group will b...