Suicide bombers, chemical and bacterial warfare, financial networks, military inefficiency, lame secret service organisations, weakened globalisation and the mounting despair of populations: the dreadful events that befell New York City will remain the basis of all major global activity for at least the next thirty years. That September day marked the beginning of an unprecedented planetary war. A war of terrorism. Why and how did the relative stability of our planet so suddenly shift? Who are the victims and who are the attackers? Who has faltered and who is able to confront this new danger? What does tomorrow hold in store for America but also for Asia and France? Are more such catastrophic events imaginable and- if so- what will "fighting back" mean? From behind-the-scenes' revelations on the war to the fiscal paradises of organised crime, through an in-depth look at the lives and the personalities of prominent power figures and the study of possible future scenarios, this unique, highly compelling book, written by two eminent French specialists, reveals the dark side of globalisation. Criminology professor at the Sorbonne, specialist on geopolitics and terrorism, Xavier Raufer combined his talents with those of Alain Bauer, world-renowned expert on multinational business security, for this crucial book which has been on the French best seller list for weeks in 2001.
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