The collapse of the World Trade Centre (WTC) in New York America, which were executed by the group of terrorists, was seen by many scholars as a defining moment that ended the post-cold war era. ... For the United States, the incident was a "serious attack" to the supremacy of the superpower, which demands response in the form of a "war against terrorism". ... Military invasion in Afghanistan and Iraq in the framework of "war against terrorism" are the real examples of such beliefs. ... But in fact, the actions taken by the US in Afghanistan exceeded the limits which is tolerated eit...

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According to this definition, after the Second World War the main threat to international security was identified with the interstate-armed conflicts in the traditional military sense. ... In fact, in the Preamble of the Charter we can read that one of its main objective is to "save succeeding generations from the scourge of war ", considered the main risk for the interstate security. Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World (2012), explains that the concept of security started to change after the end of the Cold War and not it includes a new additional element, which is "the protection...

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"We the people of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of a human person, in the equal rights of men and women in nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom."" ... As security interests ...

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