Terrorism as a Global Threat

Models and Defence Strategies

Resumo

This text corresponds to the welcome speach of the Conference “Terrorism as a Global Threat”, which gave a general framework about the different angles of the transnational terrorism as well as a prospective about the incoming Conference which took place at the IDN.  It deserves to be underlined all the evolution after the 9/11, as well as the history and background of Al Qaeda which was created in March 88, and also the sum-up of several successful measures of counter-terrorism, which usually, in a very discrete way, have decreased the operational capacity of that organization. It is also important to say that the targets of transnational terrorism are spread all over the world and its consequences are very heavy in the economy and tourism.