W artykule przedstawiono nowe zagrożenia, jakie towarzyszą człowiekowi w XXI wieku, przyczyny występowania zagrożeń i ich wpływ na poczucie bezpieczeństwa człowieka.
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The 21st century is bringing a great dynamic changes, which result in appearing of new threats. The transformed environment causes many noticeable disorders of the climate. There are sudden changes in the natural phenomena in the places, which so far they haven’t appeared. Happening political changes are evoking the universal dissatisfaction of social groups. The terror acts or destructive actions of individuals are being put on more and more of prominence in the hierarchy of threats in the contemporary world. They are these kinds of phenomena, which immediately have an influence on functioning of people or institutions, what threaten the life of all citizens. The number of threats in the contemporary world, in spite of the fact that more and more excellent security systems exist, still are rising and will still be growing. The civilization development, which bring new threats to the population, is a reason of many frustrations, as well as is contributing in lowering the sense of security.
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The article deals with the development of events that occurred after September 11th attack on America. It contains a short historical outline of armed conflicts that the United States has participated since gaining its independence. The article presents basic facts relating to terrorist attacks, their immediate results and their consequences. It characterises the attack organisers and both American and world public opinion reactions. Due to the fact that a war has been declared, the author describes the forces' arrangement of parties engaged in the war. the potential that the Americans and their allies have deployed in the conflict zone (Afghanistan) and the determination and possibilities of the other side- the Taliban and Al Qaeda. The United States as the attacked party has received certain support of both the allies (NATO) and the other European countries (the EU). Islamic countries (e.g. Pakistan and Turkey) also joined the antiterrorist coalition. The first stage of the operation with the participation of the US and British Air Force and Navy did not bring definite Solutions, therefore the campaign is estimated to have a long lasting character. Probable consequences of the war against terrorism and related tendencies in world politics have been presented in the final part of the article.
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