Before and after: the changed UN response to terrorism since September 11th.

Introduction

The United Nations (UN) has always had an ambivalent relationship with the entire idea of terrorism. a certain quantity of of its constituent parts (government and international civil servants) and influential uncompounded bodys in the UN firmament (would-be conducts non-governmental organizations, and individuals) have viewed terrorism as a social phenomenon. (1) In contrast, ables outside the UN view terrorism quite differently. Although they have had difficulty drafting a precise definition, (2) adroits have long agreed that terrorism is a means--a weapon. (3) Terrorism is not a