April/May issue: Facing the scourge of terrorism

As the grim shadow of terrorism hangs over an uncertain world, what are the issues - and potential issues - that drive people to declare war on their fellow men and women? And what safeguards does society offer?

• Do you need terror insurance, and can you get it?
  As the events of 9/11 become memories, a perception gap has grown between some businesses who think they don't need terror coverage and some insurers who think they cannot offer it.
• What price freedom? Investing for and against terrorism
  They place very risky bets, but sometimes terrorists are able to generate major "returns" on their money. How much should we risk in opposing them?
• Hunger and want - tomorrow's terrorism allies?
  Tomorrow's terrorists may be driven by simple basic needs, rather than religious or political motives.
• The roots of terrorism
  As violence reaches new dimensions, who are the groups that have carried out some of the worst terror attacks in recent years?
• The two faces of innocence
  The dirty world of terrorism claims two groups of victims - the innocents who die from bombs and bullets, and the equally innocent who suffer by association.
• Chronicle of carnage
  Some of the more notorious incidents in the long history of terrorism