During the past decade – particularly since the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States – Westerners have generally considered international terrorism to be the most urgent threat to human security. Accordingly, vast resources have been mobilized and expended to counter its many forms.
过去10年中，尤其是2001年9月11日对美国的袭击发生以来，西方人普遍把国际恐怖主义看成对人类安全最紧迫的威胁。与此相对应，他们动用和耗费了大量的资源，来应对多种形式的恐怖主义。