ABSTRACT
The modern age demands that we think in terms of human security. A concept that acknowledges the inherent linkages between economic and social development, respect for human rights, and peace. Until authors understand and act accordingly, they will not have either national or international security. Terrorism, especially by Islamists, is an existential threat to security in all world regions. This issue of Peace and Conflict reports on two new data collection projects that have already yielded several important generalizations about global and regional patterns of terror. Peace and security are shifting targets. Armed conflicts declined to a historic low of 19 in 2004 only to increase in the following years.
