When the coronavirus crisis erupted globally, many observers, especially in the United States of America, likened the current global situation to that of the world post-September 11, 2001. In this study Stefan Weidner traces similarities and deep connections between the virus and terrorism, investigating the causes underlying each of them, and calls for an alternative way of thinking that breaks with the logic of absolute confrontation, of "He who is not with us is against us," to address the virus and other problems threatening human existence and the values of coexistence, democracy, and human rights.
