Tien jaar geleden veranderde de wereld. Specialisten uit onderscheiden vakgebieden geven hun visie op de impact die de aanslagen in New York en Washington tot de dag van vandaag hebben gehad. Hebben de aanslagen op het World Trade Centre en het Pentagon in 2001 een nieuwe trend gezet? Markeerden de terreurdaden …

De auteurs gaan in op het debat over de legitimiteit van militaire operaties die hebben plaatsgevonden sinds en vanwege 9/11 onder de banier van de 'War on Terror'. Daarbij staat de vraag centraal welke effecten 9/11 had op de legitimiteit van militaire operaties. Na een typering van het begrip legitimiteit …

In dit artikel is een aantal perspectieven, thema's en vraagstukken door de auteur naar voren gebracht dat in het afgelopen decennium aan de orde is gekomen in de media, academische wereld, de politiek en de literatuur betreffende 9/11.

Beschouwing over de financiële aspecten van terrorisme en contraterrorisme. Er kan geen aanslag plaatsvinden of verijdeld worden zonder dat daar geld mee gemoeid is.

Over the past decades, international terrorism started to reach its ideological peak, challenging and disrupting whole societies and governmental organs. This modern form of terror contains violent implications, psychologically pressing the innocent masses. Initially inspired by occasional, domestically …

In studies of soldiers’ fears and behavior during war it has been generally acknowledged that their paramount concern is not fear of death, but the fate of their comrades and subordinates. This study aims to delve deeper into this issue. This study deals with the impact of actual death threat on self-perceptions …

Analysis of the newest US strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan. As such, it raises the questions what are realistic goals and ambition levels, differences between strategies of western partners, as well as burden sharing among them. Whether the new strategy will succeed, of course, also depends on Afghan …

After decades of terror and human degradation, the Arab-Israeli conflict became a central issue on the agenda of many international actors, such as the European Union, United States and a number of Arab countries. Achieving a lasting peace solution is the main goal international community is working …

This final paper is meant to inform about the fight against terrorism within the European Union and the United States. It will answer the following research question: What are the main differences between the European Union and the United States in the field of fighting terrorism? How does the European …

This report examines Dutch military personnel’s attitudes toward international cooperation, while these attitudes were expressed under threatening (during the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan) or nonthreatening circumstances (in Europe). Findings indicate that concerns …