Literature on Defining Terrorism and the Inherent Threats Due to the increased popularity of defining terrorism and the sensitive ideals of inherent threats, each year there are endless amounts of literature composed. Therefore, terrorism is becoming a vastly studied topic in American history. These vast amounts of literature, help shine a light on what is happening today in the world. However, only a few articles actually focus on the source that may even be abetting the terrorists. The main source happens to be the seemingly irrelevant definition of what terrorism actually is. The inability of a multilateral definition for terrorism becomes an issue when the fight against [them] begins, or as in America’s vernacular, the “War on Terror”.
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The literature on international cooperation mostly uses comparative arguments to explain the reasons for why different states and nations cannot cooperate (Peinhardt and Sandler 2015; Sparks and Sulmasy 2006). On the other hand, another side of the literature shows successful cooperation which can be seen by defeated terrorist uprisings (Government Accountability Office 2013; Peinhardt and Sandler 2015; Boutton 2014). The cooperation among nations is shown through this literature to be paramount in attempts of disbanding terrorists. It is important to remember that dependence for corrupt nations starts with partnering together for counterterrorism efforts. Nonetheless, much of the literature presented points out that nations undergoing war may not use the aid correctly (Boutton 2014), or that these nations become unable to remain independent (Peinhardt and Sandler 2015). Through exhausting comparative research and case studies, there have been many results, but other methods are significantly underused. If there was more research on factors that included proof of what works to correctly respond to these crises or even prevent the uprising in the first place, the issue would exponentially begin to …show more content…
In this specific literature, the countries receiving outside aid to combat terrorism are shown not to partake in counterterrorism efforts, but simply keep the enemy threat prevalent. By doing this, they continue to receive aid. Peinhardt and Sandler (2015), show that while aid does help to combat terrorism, the simple act of giving money does not go far enough . The resulting negatives from dependence, lie in the ability to agree on a definition of terrorism that will lead to cooperation or action on a counterterrorism strategy. Taylor and Vanden’s (1982), literature also poses this concern by stating that there are multiple “hidden agendas” being played out during cooperation efforts. A concerning issue at least, outside interests are definitely at play, meaning any attempt at aid is not purely an attempt at
The literature on international cooperation mostly uses comparative arguments to explain the reasons for why different states and nations cannot cooperate (Peinhardt and Sandler 2015; Sparks and Sulmasy 2006). On the other hand, another side of the literature shows successful cooperation which can be seen by defeated terrorist uprisings (Government Accountability Office 2013; Peinhardt and Sandler 2015; Boutton 2014). The cooperation among nations is shown through this literature to be paramount in attempts of disbanding terrorists. It is important to remember that dependence for corrupt nations starts with partnering together for counterterrorism efforts. Nonetheless, much of the literature presented points out that nations undergoing war may not use the aid correctly (Boutton 2014), or that these nations become unable to remain independent (Peinhardt and Sandler 2015). Through exhausting comparative research and case studies, there have been many results, but other methods are significantly underused. If there was more research on factors that included proof of what works to correctly respond to these crises or even prevent the uprising in the first place, the issue would exponentially begin to …show more content…
In this specific literature, the countries receiving outside aid to combat terrorism are shown not to partake in counterterrorism efforts, but simply keep the enemy threat prevalent. By doing this, they continue to receive aid. Peinhardt and Sandler (2015), show that while aid does help to combat terrorism, the simple act of giving money does not go far enough . The resulting negatives from dependence, lie in the ability to agree on a definition of terrorism that will lead to cooperation or action on a counterterrorism strategy. Taylor and Vanden’s (1982), literature also poses this concern by stating that there are multiple “hidden agendas” being played out during cooperation efforts. A concerning issue at least, outside interests are definitely at play, meaning any attempt at aid is not purely an attempt at