În articol sunt supuse analizei diverse aspecte ale fundamentalismului Islamic, impactul lui asupra securităţii internaţionale. Autorul menţionează că în ultimele decenii se intensifică activitatea organizaţiilor islamice, se diversifică actele teroriste, iniţiate de acestea. În aceste condiţii sporeşte actualitatea investigaţiei fenomenelor: fundamentalism islamic, radicalism islamic, extremism islamic, islamism, islam politic etc.

This article analyzes some aspects of the Islamic fundamentalism and its impact international security impact on the contemporary international relations, the Islam often being associated with terrorism and religious extremism. It makes an attempt to show that fundamentalism, extremism and Islamic terrorism are some deviations from traditional Muslim religion that in its essence is not called for violence and terror. Also, are analyzed the causes of terrorism activation religious extremists in the contemporary period.