International relations describe the connections amongst different states in the world and help to distinguish between the standard code of ethics and terrorists. Internal resistance towards unfair trade policies is healthy, but the bombing of innocent people due to differences between two states is terrorism. Terrorism is a broad concept, which has diverse meanings. The most common description of terrorism is the use of violence or force to instill fear in people. In essence, international terrorism is the threat or use of psychological, cultural, moral, or legal disagreement violence towards another country (Onuf 53).
According to Onuf, almost 10% of the world attacks in the past decade have been categorized as international attacks (53). There have been widespread of international attacks on various countries and deaths of innocent citizens. The terrorist always targets government, economic and diplomatic sites; for instance, the US attack on September 11. Terrorism threatens human security and is perpetuated through structural violence. Onuf asserts that imperialism fosters structural violence through political, social, and economic structures (57).
Several factors play a role in international relations of international terrorism. They include opposing socio-cultural differences and similarities, significant changes of political and economic power, and disrupted the network of activities. The war is aggravated by factors such as military and political intervention, which cause a perception of inferiority and sometimes injustice. For instance, the US has been involved in numerous incidences of military intervention, since World War II. Osama bin Laden declared war against the West Countries to curb their intervention. The responses cause psychological impacts on the Muslim countries, thus forcing them to be more aggressive towards the other states (Onuf, 60).
In conclusion, terrorism is broad concept and caused by numerous factors. Terrorism can only be solved by combining the various issues that perpetuate it and not by intervention since it accelerates the war further, and hence, the superpowers should decentralize power.
Works Cited
Onuf, N. "Making Terror/ism." International Relations 23.1 (2009): 53-60. Web.
