ABSTRACT
Despite a number of high profile "internationally sponsored" attacks within the territory of most of the major advanced industrial powers since the late 1960s and prior to 11 September 2001, such actions did not cause the US, Europe, and Japan to engage in strong and concerted counter-measures against the real threats of "terrorist" movements. NATO-EU-Russian cooperation in the "war on terrorism" will not necessarily eliminate all of the problems of the Euro-Atlantic Euro-Mediterranean communities. The NATO, the EU and Russia must begin to resolve their post-Iraq war differences within the entire Euro-Atlantic and Euro-Mediterranean communities in such a way as to guarantee the legitimate security concerns on all sides. For the "war on terrorism" to ultimately be "successful", the US needs to move much faster on the political-military front, in the rebuilding of a broad and sustainable coalition of the major powers, in addition to winning the support of states in the region.
