Scholar says U.S. needs world's help to fight terror, rogue states

Published: 2003-10-03

MISHAWAKA, Ind. (CNS) -- The United States should seek international cooperation as it confronts the intertwined threats of terrorism, rogue states and weapons of mass destruction, a University of Notre Dame peace studies scholar said in an Oct. 1 address. Together, the three challenges create a new security equation, which "represents an unprecedented danger for the U.S. and the world," George Lopez told a small audience gathered to hear him speak at a Mishawaka library, just minutes away from the University of Notre Dame. Lopez, a senior fellow and director of policy studies at Notre Dame's Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, used his speech to critique current U.S. foreign policy as he offered alternative policy approaches. Multilateral cooperation is vital in dealing with the new security equation, he said. The United States and its allies must deal creatively with terrorism, recognizing it as a component of the security equation, Lopez said. While terrorism itself is nothing new, he said the early 21st century has seen the rise of a new kind of terrorism: one that seeks to destroy instead of to exact political concessions.

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