Contemporary transnational terrorism destabilizes governments, threatens social and economic development while jeopardizing peace and stability. The 9/11 terrorist attacks and the War on Terror led...Show moreContemporary transnational terrorism destabilizes governments, threatens social and economic development while jeopardizing peace and stability. The 9/11 terrorist attacks and the War on Terror led to the implementation of counterterrorism strategies that feature hard and soft power politics. Simultaneously the global order changed with the rise of new great powers. Why do counterterrorism strategies from great power and non-great power states differ? Little has been done to explain the underlying variation. This comparative study shows that the theory of Nye (2004) can help to address the uncertainties in terms of future great power behaviour in the field of counterterrorism. Moreover, future research on this topic must examine the validity of this conclusion in relation to other cases than the US and the Netherlands.Show less
