(i) Terrorist conflict is different from traditional war.
(ii) Traditional war is a conflict between two or more sovereign states.
(iii) In such wars, the geographical boundaries between nations acquire importance, i.e. national security is connected with geographical boundaries.
(iv) On the other hand, in the case of terrorism, terrorist groups can cause violence in any part of the world from anywhere in the world.
(v) The aim of a terrorist attack is not to endanger the geographical boundaries, but to challenge a regime in a country or refuse to acknowledge the existence of the state.