his article examines early antiterrorism negotiations within international organisations (IOs) and their outcomes. It assesses how cooperation emerged in specialised, regional, global IOs provides a long-term overview from the 1960s until late 1980s. Drawing on primary sources scholarly literature, this identifies patterns, trends, key characteristics of successfully adopted measures. demonstra...

The war on terrorism will have lasted seven years by September 2008, making it much longer than the American Civil War or World War II. Current American national security and military strategy documents, in fact, frame this war as a protracted struggle, one which may see persistent conflict lasting several decades. Despite the duration of this war, the US government has not yet exhibited a grea...

Contrary to a commonly held view, significant numbers of international terrorists do not come from failed states. Nor do failed states house many organisations that support terrorism. All states consistently fail some portions of their population. In fact, were we to generalise, it should only be along the following lines: from disenfranchised populations can come foot soldiers, from alienated ...

Terrorism in Pakistan: Post 9/11 Study of Roots and Causes Muhammad Ijaz Latif and Rehman Afzal Khan Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. e-mail: [email protected] and lecturer, Government Degree College for Special Education Bahawalpur, Pakistan respectively. Abstract: One of the most shocking and tragic implication of ...