The List of Recommendations for Enhancing International Efforts in Combating Global Terrorism

In my research and analysis of the ongoing "Global War on Terrorism" I have come to an conclusion that certain steps need to be taken as soon as possible. Following is the list of the most important ones:

1.     An introduction of a universal, that is, globally in-tuned (international, comprehensive and generally accepted) definition of terrorism through its adoption in the UN.

2.     Strengthening of the UN role and the reaffirmation of the entire international legal and security system.

3.     Discontinuation of current double standards practice when debating terrorist acts, as well as identifying terrorists and their organizations, along with the suppression of the aforementioned.

4.     An adoption and in practice non-selective and complete implementation of international anti-terrorist agreements.

5.     Creation of an international anti-terrorist network, headed by the US, together with the Russian Federation and the EU, because the fight against terrorism requires an unreserved and completely coordinated cooperation of all international actors, as well as all institutions of international law and security.

6.     Creation of an effective Global Anti-terrorism Strategy, and its efficient application.

7.     The list of terrorist organizations and groups, along with any and all of their highly and lowly ranked members that are known to the security services has to be available to the public, and all the information has to be exchanged between all of the agencies involved.

8.     Sanctioning of the countries that are advocating and supporting terrorism must be clearly defined in advance, and of course, conducted without prejudice and with “zero tolerance” policy.

9.     Reducing publicity and media accessibility of terrorist groups.

10. Identification of all causes of terrorism, and all conditions that benefit its creation, development, spread and survival.

11. Demoralization and deterrence of those vulnerable and susceptible to becoming terrorists - suppression of terrorist recruitment, radicalization, indoctrination and extremisation.

12. Reaffirmation of basic principles of international relations of worlds superpowers towards smaller countries, that are constantly being incriminated, and often exploited by them - respecting smaller countries as actual subjects of international political relations.

13. Preventing the gap of economically-social differences from broadening between rich and poor countries through building righteous economic relations in the world.

14. As far as the US is concerned, the international community has long been convinced that their primary goal in the Middle East region has been and remained the control over its rich energy resources, because among other things, the world’s major oil finds are mostly situated in the Shiite areas - Saudi Arabia, southern Iraq and Iran. Therefore, the creators and bearers of American foreign policies must persuade the world, and especially the Muslim population that, if they really want to revitalize their international image and global leadership, not only their “Humane Interventions” and “Preemptive Warfare” are not rendered senseless, but also bear no ill will. Moreover, that their main reason and political motive of the American-British invasion of Iraq had not been establishing control over their rich oil finds, but also a strategic control of an offensive position in their conquest of Iran and other Arabic countries. Also, they must become wary of the fact that the Islamic terrorism would be a lot more successfully suppressed if their attention would be more effectively diverted to the Palestinian problem and other allegations that are being made towards the American nation by the Islamic world.