"Coined during the French Revolution in the 1790s, the term "terrorism" was first used to describe the tactics of the revolutionary government. As a concept, however, terrorism is likely as old as government and warfare themselves. Not only does terrorism remain a persistent global threat today, but in recent years, terrorist attacks around the world have become increasingly deadly."
"According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit policy research organization, eight of the nine deadliest terrorist attacks since 1970 have occurred in the 21st century. These include the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, carried out by Al Qaeda, and the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, carried out by Hamas."
"In recent years, however, terrorist activity has been largely concentrated outside of highly developed Western countries, according to the latest annual Global Terrorism Index report from the Institute for Economics & Peace, an Australian research organization. Even though the number of terrorist attacks across Europe nearly doubled between 2023 and 2024, from 34 incidents to 67, the vast majority of deaths resulting from terrorism have been reported in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia."
The term terrorism originated during the French Revolution in the 1790s and describes tactics tied to government and warfare. Terrorism remains a persistent global threat and has become increasingly deadly in recent years. Eight of the nine deadliest attacks since 1970 occurred in the 21st century, including the September 11, 2001 attacks and the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Recent data show terrorist activity concentrated largely outside highly developed Western countries, although incidents in Europe nearly doubled from 34 to 67 between 2023 and 2024. The majority of terrorism-related deaths have occurred in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia, and the threat continues to evolve.
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