<!doctype html public «-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en»> http-equiv=content-type> Researchers in contemporary history have only recently turned their attention to government activities to combat ‘old’ terrorism and its socio-cultural implications. This compendium takes a much-needed next step by comparing the history of confrontation between democracy and terrorism and examining different anti-terrorism policies in the context of international relations.