In today’s program, we’ll focus on the topic of “anti-terrorism”.

According to the Global Terrorism Index of 2024, deaths from terrorism has increased to the highest level since 2017. 

With increasing regional instability and expanding terrorist networks, what are the pragmatic and constructive solutions that can mitigate these negative growths? How have institutions like SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure demonstrated effective solutions to ensure regional safety and stability?

Today, China Forum invited Prof. Ulugbek A. Khasanov from Uzebekistan to elaborate on this topic and share with us his views on effective methods in combating terrorism in the new age of information. Prof. Khasanov is chair of International Relations Department at the University of World Economics & Diplomacy in Uzbekistan. We caught up with him on the sidelines of “China Forum Dialogue Among the Wise” conducted in Beijing this April, with the theme of “Terrorism in the Age of Geopolitical Conflict: New Paradigms and New Challenges”.