AMERICAN ANTI-TERRORIST ACTIVITY AT THE ONSET OF THE 21ST CENTURY (Amerykanskie dzialania antyterrorystyczne na poczatku XXI wieku)

• Authors: Wejkszner Andrzej
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

'Global war against terrorism' (GWAT) was a direct result of the terrorist attacks on the United States by Islamic fundamentalists in September 2001. The aims of GWAT formulated during the presidency of George W. Bush related to two time horizons (short-term and long-term) and two planes of involvement (military and propaganda). The article focuses entirely on presenting the range and effects of the USA's involvement in GWAT on the military plane. The USA's strategic aim was to fight Islamic terrorists and regimes supporting them (e.g. the Taliban regime in Afghanistan or Saddam Hussein's in Iraq). The change of name from GWAT to 'overseas special operations' (OSO) during Barack Obama's presidency mirrors the American administration's evolving perception on of the USA's involvement in contemporary asymmetrical conflicts. Attention is also drawn to the positive effects of American military operations in the Philippines and the so-called Horn of Africa, both in the aspect of strategy and operation.

Keywords

EN

AMERICAN ANTI-TERRORIST ACTIVITY; ASYMMETRICAL CONFLICTS; BARACK OBAMA; GEORGE W. BUSH; GLOBAL WAR AGAINST TERRORISM; ISLAMIC TERRORISTS; USA

Discipline

• POLITICAL_SCIENCES: POLITICAL SCIENCES

• Publisher: Instytut Zachodni. Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego w Poznaniu
• Journal: Przegląd Zachodni
• Year: 2010
• Issue: 4(337)
• Pages: 89-104
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Wejkszner Andrzej

• Artur Wejkszner, Instytut Zachodni, Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy, 61-854 Poznan, ul. Mostowa 27, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11PLAAAA094018