Counterterrorism Strategy

The fourth platform for the counterterrorism policy that could be taken by the United States under the new administration would be to formulate an agency dedicated to global terrorism. With ISIS, it has brought global terrorism to another level of concern, and has implemented the use of techniques, typically speaking, never before seen. In doing so, this terrorist organization has caused more than simple car bombing, but has set a standard when it comes to the use of terrorism in any country. ISIS has further demonstrated the need for global forces to counteract terrorism, and the need for all major state actors to be on board and willing to assist in this fight. In this recommendation for counterterrorism policy, the United States should strive …show more content…
Although the organization operates and strives to be a state, it has policies in place against it as a terrorist organization. With the newfound tactics that ISIS has employed, it is clear to see that there need to be new counterterrorism tactics employed as well. In my recommendation to the new president-elect, and his administration, the United States would adopt new and old policies into the new counterterrorism platform. The continuation of airstrikes against ISIS territories would be valuable in cutting a branch of its financial source; however, the new policies presented would also provide useful in counteracting ISIS outside of Syria and Iraq, and persuading the public opinion to take more of their own stance against the organization. In these recommendations, full out force on the ground in both Iraq and Syria is heavily avoided, as it would dismantle all counterterrorism policies and progress already put in place. In order to counteract ISIS, they must be treated in such a way that their financial resources and vast network with the rest of the world are severed from the Syrian and Iraqi regions. Once this has been successful, these regions would be re-stabilized through a global coalition with various states in the form of community development and rebuilding. In addition, the monitoring of the terrorist organizations activity needs to be a concern for the global community. This should also prompt the need, want, and creation of an intergovernmental organization that is willing and able to successfully monitor and coordinate with member states information of the terrorist organization and its