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Tatyana Dronzina
This text analyses the process and consequences of penetration of what I call new global terrorism in the Balkans and its impact on the development of ethnic conflicts in the zone. It is suggested that the islamists¿ presence is one of the factors radicalizing conflicts and that new global terrorism and illegal trafficking are becoming one of important actors in the regional political stage.
At the beginning I try to give a working definition of terrorism and design of new global terrorism; then I study its implications for the Balkans. The main hypothesis is that ethnic conflicts in the post communist world, and especially in the zone, cannot be properly explained without taking into consideration non public power actors.
Penetration of new global terrorism structures is analyzed in the context of four important circumstances: fragmentation of former Yugoslavia and settlement of grey zones out of State control;
development of what is usually called ¿new wars¿; appearance and evolution of armed organizations and their relations with terrorism and organized crime structures; and the revitalization of Islam.
Finally, an evaluation is made that Balkans are probably not such an important place for the new global terrorism structures as Middle East and Western Europe, but are and probably will be used by it because of permeability of borders, poor border control, and their proximity to EU countries.
