Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), the University of Jordan
Abstract
The issue of international terrorism is one of the important topics of concern to the international community. So that terrorist acts developed by virtue of the development of Man and the development of societies, and also developed by their methods, perceptions and concepts. In the last two decades, international terrorism has become one of the most prominent non β traditional sources of threat to international peace and security, and was one of the most important reasons that led to the emergence and development of terrorist acts because the world is witnessing a tremendous development in the means of communications and information technology, until it became called this era-the era of the information revolution. Despite the many advantages of the internet revolution and the information it contains easily accessible to millions of people at one time, and at a low cost, but at the same time it constitutes a wide field for terrorists to spread extremist ideas, which led to the emergence of what is known as international cyber terrorism. Therefore, this study dealt with the phenomenon of electronic international terrorism and the extent of its compatibility with the concept of traditional international terrorism, and then the extent of the application of the powers of the UN Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security with terrorist acts performed through electronic programs