Counter-Reformation

American Counterterrorism Strategy Is terrorism a problem in the United States? What strategy does the United States use to combat terrorism? What are some of the paradigms used in an American counterterrorism strategy? How does international terrorism affect American counterterrorism strategy? What events in our countries past affect what techniques we use today? What is the future going to hold for the United States and is homegrown terrorist going to play a more significant role in the United…

The 9/11 attacks on both New York and Washington was the catalyst that brought about radical changes to traditional and community models of counter terrorism policing both internationally and within Australia. In recent years following these attacks and other similar events such as the London bombing, have brought counter terrorist measures to the forefront of policy decisions within Australia and abroad (Belasco 2010). The United Nations defines terrorism as ‘the act of violence that targets…

The planning of and emergency response to a terror attack has always been a great concern. The main focus has always been on those of overt attack. These attacks are those by chemical, biological, or radiological/nuclear weapons. These type of attacks cause an immediate response from police, fire, and Emergency Medical Services personnel CDC Strategic Planning Workgroup, 2000; Forest& Howard, 2013). In any attack it is the state and the local government that will have the responsibility for…

The thrust of this short essay is to analyze “Collection” as the single greatest challenge facing the Intelligence community. The intelligence reform is a complex and broad process that involves more than one challenge. However, enhancing the capability of the intelligence collection to identify threats and terrorist attacks should an indispensable role of the agency to advancing our nation’s struggle against terrorism. Currently, there are various agencies (such as INTs, SIGNIT, GEOINT, and…

can cause mass destruction in a more effective way. *During the cold war, states who were plagued by terrorism tried to put an end to the attacks through: security measures at airports, anti-terrorism laws being passed and the establishment of counter-terrorism forces such as the West German Grenzschutzgruppe-9. *For terrorism to be eradicated, worldwide communities must identify the messages or ideas that are sent out which trigger terrorists to carry out inhumane acts of brutality.…

Counter-terrorism is a collection of measures used to detect a terrorist plot at an initial stage in order to prevent and combat terrorism. It is, generally, the sole prerogative of the states. With it comes great responsibilities. In order to ensure that states do not exploit this power, there are numerous vital conditions which a threatened state ought to take into account prior to deviating from human rights standards. In particular, the state has to equilibrate and balance the protection of…

Terrorism is a very serious and extremely common crime in the world today. The evolution of terrorism is very complex, however in the beginning of the twentieth century the most often used method was assasination. Since then, terrorists have displayed much more significant threats and acts of terrorism on different parts of the world. Terrorism is generally defined as the unlawful use of force against persons or property in order to intimidate the government, frighten the civilian population, or…

each film uniquely centers on counter-terrorism protagonists, the films guard against painting with too broad of strokes by courageously puncturing the traditional good versus evil narrative commonly employed whenever terrorism is discussed. The three films, without explicitly deriding counter-terrorism, goes to great lengths to expose many of its pitfalls. The films are also praiseworthy for their exploration of the oftentimes nuanced dynamics that occur between counter-terrorist experts,…

stupid things can’t come back to bite you; but the purpose of the justice system must not be lost - the message you send an offender and society is paramount in their reform. While this statute was added post-9/11 and was surely passed in the name counter-terrorism, I doubt many, if any, terror plots have been foiled thanks to the law. I do believe it should be in place in order to punish - and rehabilitate - those that would terrorize others. A statute such as this needs to be in place, and…

Two psychological symptoms victims and first responders sustain from suicide terrorist attacks include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and shock (Gelkopf, Solomon & Avraham Bleich, 2013). Suicide attacks are an effective means of terrorism because the attacker can get very close to the target without been noticed. If they are individuals loaded with explosives they can locate themselves in the middle of crowds and generate great damage. In the case of cars that are used for suicide attacks…