THE ROLE OF INTELLIGENCE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERROR

Abstract

În the past, main occupation of the western intelligence community was to study, for knowledge, the soviet union. with the collapse of the ussr, information service priorities have changed according to the new threat that was on stage internaţional relations: terrorism. this can’t be classified aş a reaction but an action - it îs an action deliberately, inhuman and criminal. the terrorist activities objective îs to create terror, killing and to sow dread among the population.