Counterterrorism

War on Terrorism – Everything Must Change

As long as these were isolated and relatively rare terrorism attacks, the global war on terrorism could still use the same old tools and methods used twenty and thirty years ago, but no more. All the experts are united in saying that a change of perspective is needed – and fast, both in countries who are suffering terrorism for years as well as those who are new to the phenomenon.

All this is because of the planning of modern terrorism. Whoever thinks Islamic terror is basic or borderline primitive is completely wrong. Whoever thought this terror will keep using knives, IEDs and light weapons is completely wrong.

The Islamic terror is aspiring to be much more, and whoever remains with the same way of thinking will lose the battle and the war.

Every large terror organization – ISIS and Al-Qaeda – have been going to great lengths to acquire more advanced weapon systems. I don’t mean necessarily dirty atom bombs or chemical materials, but most certainly sniper rifles with a range of over 1.5 km and explosives – and that’s not all. Every intelligence informations points towards these organizations keeping close ties with criminal arms dealers, trying to obtain the most effective lethal weapons. What does this mean for the other side?