International Terrorism: Challenges in Defining and Updating Legal Frameworks for Counteraction

The article discusses the actual issue of increasing danger of international terrorism for global, regional and national security, on the one hand, and insufficient theoretical understanding of this phenomenon, as well as legal support for countering its threats, on the other hand. The article reveals contradictions in the interpretations of signs and definitions of international terrorism; the author’s interpretation is given. The proposals on updating the legal framework and doctrinal and political documents related to the issues of countering international terrorism and terrorism in general are presented.