Terrorism in Years 2015-2022. Selected Global and Regional Trends

• Authors: Stempień Marta Sara

Title variants

PL

Zjawisko terroryzmu w latach 2015-2022. Wybrane trendy globalne i regionalne

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

PL

W 2021 r. liczba ofiar śmiertelnych spowodowanych atakami terrorystycznymi spadła siódmy rok z rzędu (osiągając jedną trzecia liczby ofiar z 2015 r.). Jednak spadek liczby ofiar nie oznacza, że nie ma nowych, niepokojących trendów w przestrzeni międzynarodowej. Nie łatwo bowiem badać zjawiska terroryzmu w regionach, w których współistnieją inne, asymetryczne zagrożenia bezpieczeństwa. Często lokalne konflikty zbrojne i przemoc przeplatają się z działaniami terrorystycznymi. Niniejszy artykuł ma formę studium porównawczego. Celem jest identyfikacja trendów zachodzących w przestrzeni międzynarodowej i regionalnej, związanych ze zjawiskiem terroryzmu w latach 2015-2022. Artykuł koncentruje się na państwach najbardziej dotkniętych terroryzmem oraz wybranych regionalnych kompleksach bezpieczeństwa postrzeganych jako systemy (wraz z państwami, które te systemy tworzą). Badania wykazały, że zjawisko terroryzmu w latach 2015-2022 wiązało się z niestabilnością i konfliktami.

EN

In 2021, terrorism-related deaths decreased for the seventh consecutive year (a third of what they were at their peak in 2015). However, the decline in the number of victims does not mean that there are no new, disturbing trends. Though, it is not easy to grasp the phenomenon of terrorism in the regions where asymmetric security threats coexist. Often, local armed conflicts and violence interlock terrorist actions. The following article has the form of a comparative study. The research goal is to identify trends taking place in the international and regional space related to the phenomenon of terrorism in years 2015-2022. The objects of research are the states most impacted by terrorism and selected states of the regional security complexes perceived as systems. Research has shown that the phenomenon of terrorism in the years 2015- 2022 was associated with instability and conflict.

Keywords

PL

dżihadyzm; kompleksy bezpieczeństwa; światowe trendy; terroryzm; terroryzm skrajnie; prawicowy

EN

far-right terrorism; global trends; jihadism; security complexes; terrorism

• Publisher: Instytut Nauk Społecznych i Bezpieczeństwa Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczo-Humanistycznego w Siedlcach
• Journal: De Securitate et Defensione. O Bezpieczeństwie i Obronności
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 2(8)
• Pages: 20-34

Dates

published

2023-03-03

Contributors

author

Stempień Marta Sara

• Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Institue of Security Studies

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Identifiers

ISSN

2450-5005