Commentary: The changing face of terrorism 25 years after 9/11
Twenty-five years after the September 11 terror attacks, Singapore and the region face a rapidly evolving landscape of terrorism and extremism threats, says RSIS’ Kumar Ramakrishna.
Twenty-five years following the 9/11 terror attacks, Singapore and the surrounding region confront a swiftly changing terrain of terrorism and extremism perils, according to RSIS’ Kumar Ramakrishna. The September 11, 2002 attacks in New York and Washington, which claimed nearly 3,000 lives, acted as a catalyst for transnational terrorism.
Southeast Asia experienced its effects through the terror bombings of two nightclubs in Bali, Indonesia on October 12, 2002, orchestrated by the Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group. Throughout the 2000s, the threat of organized terrorist networks dominated regional governments, but the risks have evolved significantly since.
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