WonderPow, Nothing could better depict the new terrorist threat than the attacks on 9/11. The incidents marked the start of a new era in international peace and security, in which people feel that the world is no longer a safe place and demand that authorities take action. Some political commentators felt that international law was left flat-footed, incapable even of giving a name to these events, which did not seem to fall under any of its established categories.
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Nothing could better depict the new terrorist threat than the attacks on 9/11. The incidents marked the start of a new era in international peace and security, in which people feel that the world is no longer a safe place and demand that authorities take action. Some political commentators felt that international law was left flat-footed, incapable even of giving