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This study examines the notion of 'New Terrorism', the idea espoused by some writers that contemporary terrorism is a new phenomenon and that the form of terrorism practised by al-Qaeda and Islamic State is markedly different from that of older organisations such as the Irish Republican Army and the Tamil Tigers. The study argues that the new terrorism thesis poses serious