Global Terrorism and Challenges of Contemporary International Relations.

ABSTRACT  

Global terrorism have in recent times assumed a very dangerous dimension. The various ways and manner in which terrorists attempt to achieve their goals have altered the operation of the contemporary international relations. This constitutes a striking problem to contemporary international relations.  Against this background therefore, this work is primarily aimed at pin-pointing the major causes of global terrorism and its implications in the contemporary global politics.  In pursuit of this noble objective, the nature of terrorism and its trends is properly analyzed. The author delved in-depth and wide research in identifying the problems and its major causes as well as recommending solutions which could go a long way in solving the problem.

 TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i Approval page - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -ii Dedication - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - iii Acknowledge- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -iv Abstract- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  vii CHAPTER ONE

1.1  Background of the study - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1.2  Statement of the problem - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2 1.3  Purpose of the study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3 1.4  Significance of the study - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - -  - -- - - - - - - - -3 1.5  Literature review - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 1.6 Theoretical framework - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 1.7  Research methodology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -11 1.8  Hypothesis - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -11

1.9  Scope and limitation of the study - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 12 

CHAPTER TWO 

2.1 History and development of global terrorism - -  - - - - - 13 2.2 The nature and meaning of global terrorism  - - - - - -14

2.3 Dimension of global terrorism - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -16 

CHAPTER THREE

3.1 Issues and trend in global terrorism - - -- - - -- -- - - - - 19

3.2 The relationship between global terrorism and contemporary international relations - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - 21 3.3 Factors triggering global terrorism - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23 

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1 The impact of September 11 terrorist attack on contemporary international relations - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -26

4.2 Ways of combating global terrorism - - - - - - -- - -  - - - - - -30

4.3 International cooperation against terrorism - - -  - - - - -33 

CHAPTER FIVE

5.1 Chronology of recent terrorist events across the globe  -  38

5.2 Summary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45 5.3 Recommendation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  -- - - - - - - - -47 5.4 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - -- -  - -- - - 49 5.5 References - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50