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3 difficulties in stopping the sources of terrorist funding
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1- many of the terrorist activities require little $$$ to execute
2- the quantity, flow or origin of the $$$ is unclear 3- the $$$ has been laundered |
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4 economic advantages for terrorism to spread
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1- thrive in countries with corrupt, unelected governments
2- thrive in countries with high unemployment or little social services 3- provide $$, health care, or schooling to member's families 4- thrive in countries where average person has limited economic opportunity |
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7 points about terrorism and terrorist acts
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1- premeditated
2- politically or religiously motivated 3- immediate victims are the only means of spreading terror 4- against non-combatants 5- terrorists aren't acting on behalf of the government 6- often want to influence the policies of more than one country |
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Zakat
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a devout group of Muslims that give part of their earnings to humanitarian causes (some of these funds brought in can be directed to terrorists)
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the Hawala network
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a network of secretly moving $$$ from place to place (b/t countries) that can support terrorist funding
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2 difficulties in using chemical weapons
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1- theyre man made toxins that can cause death injuries
2- easier to store than biological weapons 3- must be produced in large quantities and distributed |
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3 difficulties in using biological weapons
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1- hard to produce
2- require special handling 3- have to be produced in particles small enough to be inhaled |
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what is MAD and what has to happen for it to work
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1- a military strategy in which full scale use of nuclear weapons by 2 countries will result in the destruction of both
2- both sides need to feel that they wont be able to escape retaliation |
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hegemonic stability theory
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if the public good of international security is to be performed then it needs to be funded by the states large and rich enough to pay more than their fair share
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