Such considerations as these were seen to have occurred in the wider context of the way in which many Western scholars responded to international politics in the post–Cold War world; and they were arguably heightened following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Таква разматрања су се догодила у ширем контексту и начин на који су многи западни научници одговорили на међународну политику у постхладноратовском свету, а она су вероватно појачана након терористичких напада од 11. септембра 2001.