Terrorism is a global issue and a constant international threat. As a result, anti-terrorism and emergency response strategies are tasks of critical importance that have a direct impact on the national security of every country in the world. This paper reviews new characteristics of international anti-terrorism measures and offers an in-depth reflection on emergency medical response countermeas...

This article investigates the impact of terrorist attacks on global capital markets. We find economic consequences of terrorist attacks spillover through trading partners. When a bigger economy (measured by GDP) is targeted, the spillover is specifically prominent for economically smaller trading partners. Such partners see a -2.5% reduction in national stock indices. Odds for smaller trading p...

 International construction companies have settled in Africa and especially Nigeria, to compete for infrastructural projects, in a bid to extend their services across their borders. The trans-border extension of the services offered by these international multi-nationals exposes them to the political risk factors pertinent with the host country. In order to survive the harsh realities of the po...

Both theoretical and empirical techniques are used to put modern-day terrorism into perspective. This paper surveys past contributions, presents updated empirical findings, and suggests new directions for research. Because of strategic interactions among terrorists and targeted government, game theory and economic methods play an important role in identifying novel policy recommendations and be...

This issue and the next issue of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine deal with the prevalence of and issues associated with terrorism from an international perspective. The papers included were collected and edited by Dr. Jeffrey Arnold, who has invested limitless hours in his desire to clarify the issues associated with terrorism. He has worked with each of the authors to provide the clearest po...

Since the Bali Bombing I and II Tragedy, seriousness of combating international terrorism have become increasingly apparent. Each member ASEAN hand in together enforces both cooperation bilateral to prevent counteract, through appropriate domestic measures, financing terrorists terrorist organizations, whether such is direct or indirect organizations. International community efforts combat acti...

Notwithstanding the emphasis placed on the need for concerted international action to confront the problem of terrorism, positive international law is far from treating the issue of defi ning the criminal notion of terrorism coherently; the discussion of such a notion is being made hostage [sic!] to the abuse of the term ‘ terrorism ’ in the course of the debate and to the confusion between an ...

terrorism is not a new phenomenon. history is full of terrorist acts which have taken or threaten many innocent people lives. increasing terrorist acts led the international community to expand its arrangements against them. consequently, approval of 12 world conventions and 7 regional ones is in parallel with the arrangements. through the un security council's resolution no. 1373 after 9/...

As national and international large-scale incidents of terrorism increasingly threaten populations around the world, understanding the mental health effects of terrorism becomes a pressing need. Terrorism is fueled by the potential psychological effects it is intended to exert on populations. If the population is terrorized, intimidated, demoralized, and immobilized, then terrorism has succeede...