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Article: UK Terrorism Legislation in an International Context
- Article from:
- RUSI Journal
- Article date:
- June 1, 2006
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CopyrightCopyright Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies Jun 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Terrorism is an international problem and it is therefore critical that the international community works together to find a solution. But terrorism is a particular challenge for democracies who must strive to protect individual liberties whilst at the same time ensuring collective security.
The lesson of the last few years is surely that no country is immune from terrorism. The events of 11 September provided evidence of the ability of the terrorists to strike at the heart of the Western world to devastating effect. Since then in Europe we have had the Madrid train bombings, and then last summer the attacks on the London Underground in which four British-born suicide bombers killed ...