The type of
confrontation that has largely replaced classical wars between sovereign states
and regular armies has unique characteristics springing from the nature and
conduct of terrorist organizations. In the sphere of cognition, terror
organizations, ignoring any moral or legal rules, deliberately perpetrate
various acts of violence to coerce governments into changing their policies.
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