The Main Global Threats of the 21st Century

Abstract

The 21st century has started with an effervescence more or less predictable. In this regard, Islamist terrorism represents one of the major causes. However, the crises arising from the terrorist attacks are just one of the major global challenges, the crises are extremely complex, mainly politico-military, having economic support given the multiplication of disparities and asymmetric threats. All these crises affect both the developed world and the poor countries, faced with border wars, starvation, malnutrition, severe lack of jobs, etc. Other possible threats and global challenges are ethnic conflicts, climate change, organized crime, arms proliferation, and migration issues. The paper focuses on these challenges, presenting a brief analysis of the top main global threats.