9/11 Ten Years On

Terrorism As a Manageable Risk

Author(s): Daniel Möckli
Editor(s): Daniel Möckli
Series Editor(s): Andreas Wenger, Victor Mauer
Book Title: Strategic Trends 2011: Key Developments in Global Affairs
Series: Strategic Trends
Pages: 67-88
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Place: Zurich

The threat of jihadist terrorism has evolved in recent years. The core organisation of al-Qaida is weakened. The large majority of other Islamist extremist organisations have not followed its call for global jihad and are pursuing more local agendas. Homegrown terrorists remain a challenge for Western security, especially if they have ties to established jihadist groups. Current counterterrorism works, however, to the extent that the probability of mass-casualty attacks in the US and Europe has diminished. Terrorism is a real but manageable risk that Western governments should no longer overemphasise.

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