ABSTRACT
The National Security Strategy of the United States from 2002 refers to the problem of international terrorism. In 2006 another National Security Strategy was published which not very much differed from the one of 2002. Operation Enduring Freedom aimed at destroying terrorist cells and activities in Afghanistan. The policies of the United States against terrorism set out here comprise a number of national multilateral as well as unilateral policies. The multilateral strategy is also based on the cooperation of the international community, particularly by using the United Nations. This initiative encompassed economic reforms, the development of the private sector, strengthening civil society and political participation and support for education. Regarding cooperation in the soft policies sphere, the United States pursues a selective multilateralism. Cooperation is also directed at the prevention of recruitment of terrorists, their transit and the prevention of safe haven, as well as prosecution of terrorism as a criminal act.
