TY - JOUR TI - Terrorism in the 21st century - selected aspects AU - Karolczak, Krzysztof TI - Terrorism in the 21st century - selected aspects AB - The article outlines selected aspects of terrorism in the 21st century. Taking into account the historical perspective, the modus operandi used by the perpetrators of attacks (suicide bomber, “lone wolf”) is described, together with examples of the most spectacular attacks: decapitation, use of chemical weapons, attacks with vehicles. Two charts accompany the text: “Number of terrorist attacks in the world (2006-2019)” and “Most active groups carrying out attacks in the world in 2019 by number of attacks”. VL - 2022 IS - Numer 1 (1) PY - 2022 SN - 2720-4383 C1 - 2720-6351 SP - 243 EP - 261 DO - 10.4467/27204383TER.22.009.15425 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/terroryzm/artykul/terrorism-in-the-21st-century-selected-aspects KW - terrorism KW - terrorist attack KW - suicide bomber KW - decapitation KW - “lone wolf” KW - chemical weapons KW - attacks using vehicles