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by Maxim Worcester
ISN: Institut für Strategie-Politik-Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung, Berlin
The global terrorist threat – or at least the perceived threat- is not likely to abate in the medium term. Surveys conducted by Transatlantic Trends in 2006 recorded that concern about terrorism had risen from 58 % to 66 % among Europeans and by 7 % to 79 % amongst the US population. The main terrorist threat will continue to come from Al-Qaida which in the years to come will continue to grow its global networks and affiliates in spite of robust efforts to eradicate this movement. Read More...
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