Publication: El nuevo terrorismo global y sus implicaciones para los Balcanes
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2006
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This text analyses the process and consequences of penetration
of what I call new global terrorism in the Balkans and its impact on
the development of ethnic conflicts in the zone. It is suggested that the
islamists’ presence is one of the factors radicalizing conflicts and that
new global terrorism and illegal trafficking are becoming one of
important actors in the regional political stage.
At the beginning I try to give a working definition of terrorism
and design of new global terrorism; then I study its implications for
the Balkans. The main hypothesis is that ethnic conflicts in the post
communist world, and especially in the zone, cannot be properly
explained without taking into consideration non public power actors.
Penetration of new global terrorism structures is analyzed in the
context of four important circumstances: fragmentation of former
Yugoslavia and settlement of grey zones out of State control;
development of what is usually called “new wars”; appearance and
evolution of armed organizations and their relations with terrorism
and organized crime structures; and the revitalization of Islam.
Finally, an evaluation is made that Balkans are probably not
such an important place for the new global terrorism structures as Middle East and Western Europe, but are and probably will be used
by it because of permeability of borders, poor border control, and their
proximity to EU countries.
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Terrorismo, Balcanes, Globalización, Conflictos étnicos