ABSTRACT
Geoffrey Levitt suggests that, with respect to state sponsorship of terrorism and drug trafficking, "new challenges demand new responses." By contrast, Yuri Kolosov appears to rule out the right of self-defense as justification for the use of force to combat state sponsorship of terrorism and would rely instead upon the competence of the Security Council to impose collective sanctions against such states. More generally, greater and more creative use should be made of measures other than the use of armed force to combat state-sponsored terrorism. Such measures might include, for example, quiet diplomacy and public protest, international and transnational claims, and economic sanctions. Use of armed force by states to combat terrorism raises more complex issues of law and policy, and Levitt explores these in a sophisticated and nuanced fashion.
