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Terrorism is one of the serious threats to international peace and
security that we face in this decade. No nation can consider itself
immune from the dangers it poses, and no society can remain
disengaged from the efforts to combat it. The termcounterterrorism
refers to the techniques, strategies, and tactics used in the ?ght
against terrorism. Counterterrorism efforts involve many segments
of so- ety, especially governmental agencies including the police,
military, and intelligence agencies (both domestic and
international). The goal of counterterrorism efforts is to not only
detect and prevent potential future acts but also to assist in the
response to events that have already occurred. A terrorist cell
usually forms very quietly and then grows in a pattern - sp- ning
international borders, oceans, and hemispheres. Surprising to many,
an eff- tive "weapon", just as quiet - mathematics - can serve as a
powerful tool to combat terrorism, providing the ability to connect
the dots and reveal the organizational pattern of something so
sinister. The events of 9/11 instantly changed perceptions of the
wordsterrorist andn- work, especially in the United States. The
international community was confronted with the need to tackle a
threat which was not con?ned to a discreet physical - cation. This
is a particular challenge to the standard instruments for
projecting the legal authority of states and their power to uphold
public safety. As demonstrated by the events of the 9/11 attack, we
know that terrorist attacks can happen anywhere.
Terrorism is one of the serious threats to international peace and
security that we face in this decade. No nation can consider itself
immune from the dangers it poses, and no society can remain
disengaged from the efforts to combat it. The termcounterterrorism
refers to the techniques, strategies, and tactics used in the ?ght
against terrorism. Counterterrorism efforts involve many segments
of so- ety, especially governmental agencies including the police,
military, and intelligence agencies (both domestic and
international). The goal of counterterrorism efforts is to not only
detect and prevent potential future acts but also to assist in the
response to events that have already occurred. A terrorist cell
usually forms very quietly and then grows in a pattern - sp- ning
international borders, oceans, and hemispheres. Surprising to many,
an eff- tive "weapon," just as quiet - mathematics - can serve as a
powerful tool to combat terrorism, providing the ability to connect
the dots and reveal the organizational pattern of something so
sinister. The events of 9/11 instantly changed perceptions of the
wordsterrorist andn- work, especially in the United States. The
international community was confronted with the need to tackle a
threat which was not con?ned to a discreet physical - cation. This
is a particular challenge to the standard instruments for
projecting the legal authority of states and their power to uphold
public safety. As demonstrated by the events of the 9/11 attack, we
know that terrorist attacks can happen anywhere.
Professor Jonathan David Farley is in the department of mathematics
at the California Institute of Technology. He has formerly been a
Science Fellow at Stanford University's Center for International
Security and Cooperation and a professor at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. Seed Magazine named him one of "15 people
who have shaped the global conversation about science in 2005."
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