Whither terrorism and the United Nations? / Jane Boulden and Thomas G. Weiss -- Charter values and the response to terrorism / S. Neil MacFarlane -- September 11 and challenges to international law / Nico Schrijver -- The U.S., counterterrorism, and the prospects for a multilateral alternative / Edward C. Luck -- Improving the international response to the transnational terrorist threat / Karin von Hippel -- The inherent difficulties of interinstitutional cooperation in fighting terrorism / Thierry Tardy -- The role of the Security Council / Chantal de Jonge Oudraat -- Using the General Assembly / M.J. Peterson -- The political economy of terrorism / Monica Serrano -- The root causes of terrorism and conflict prevention / Rama Mani.