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the new terrorism  

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  • One of the biggest challenges facing international counterterrorism professionals is the ever-evolving typology of terrorism. While nationalist and anti-colonial movements characterized twentieth-century terrorism, the terrorism of the twenty-first century is significantly different in nature. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism; New Terrorism, The]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/the_new_terrorism

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