Counter-terrorism

citizens. Whereas education is used as a tool for the government, it is used as a target for the terrorist organization. Boko Haram is causing a significant setback to Nigerian economic and social development. Additionally, the resources used to combat terrorism today, will affect resources for further generations. In the end, victims are more susceptible to health and mental issues, which would impact the future workforce of…

DEFINITION Radicalization can be defined in several ways, however, most definitions correspond in defining radicalization as a process of developing and supporting extremist views (Allen, 2007; Home Office, 2009; Smith, 2009; Dalgaard-Nielsen, 2010). Radicalization is a process, and extremism is the end point. PROCESS This paper will discuss the process of which factors are present in the process of radicalization. Individuals do not suddenly become radicalized, but rather it is a’ step-by-step…

Terrorism is normally defined as an intentionally violent act or threat of a violent act perpetrated by non-state actors for religious, political, economic, or social motives against noncombatants. The definition of terrorism, at it’s most basic form, always seems to include violence, tactics, and targets. Each department or organization has a different definition of terrorism. However, almost all definitions of terrorism exclude the state as actors in terrorism. Stohl believes that this is an…

terror has cost countries trillions of dollars. Terrorist organizations love making their enemies waste money. It is part of their strategy to “strangle the enemy financially.” As explained in the strategy section, terrorist understand that terrorism is tough to counter. It is like fighting ghost, because they are able to easily blend in. Considering all the money that the U.S has to allocate due to Al-Qaeda, again it can be seen as an achievement in part of Al-Qaeda. Out of the four strategies…

counterparts, being the Democrats, tend to have a more liberal view. One of the issues in which both parties are currently debating, in the upcoming presidential election, is the topic of domestic terrorism. Even though liberals’ and conservatives’ have different opinions and views on how domestic terrorism should be handled, a solution should be found…

The threat of terrorism has been and will continue to be a growing epidemic on an international scale. As recorded in history as early as the 1st-century AD with the Sicarii Zealots. Consequently the acts of terrorism began to transform drastically with the help of new technology, new ideologies, and a stronger will to cause disorder having an impact on the modern world both globally and locally. With the use of transnational terrorism tactics in a post-9/11 world, countries like the United…

Defining and identifying the differences between international and domestic terrorism is challenging. Due, in part, to the constant evolution of terrorist activities, the United Nations to this day has failed to come up with one definition that they can agree upon (AZDEMA). There are specific elements within these two categories of terrorism that qualify them as either international or domestic terrorism. These elements within each definition help identify what type of terrorist attack has taken…

This paper is destinated to understand the approach of 1st Amendment rights, and it's application related to the terrorism. I will first, try to uncover what is consider to be 'terroristic message', Secondly, I will try to figure out if there are different types of such a messages. Thirdly, I will search the way of transmission, for such a ' terroristic proposal', such as, but not limited to Internet, broadcast media( radio, TV), press. And if there is any difference, regarding the treatment…

We should fear counterterrorism more than we fear terrorism — Wolfendale, 2007, 75. Introduction Counterterror rhetoricians and securitising actors falsely contend that terrorism poses a momentous threat to human security that far exceeds the threats of war, invasion, accident, natural disaster and criminal activity. Following the September 11 attacks on the United States (US), terrorism has been securitised throughout the democratic world to justify uncompromising countermeasures. In…

Gerson Moreno-Riano earned a doctorate in Philosophy and a Master of Arts degree in political science from the University of Cincinnati (Rich, 2016, p.7). The purpose of this article is to explain the overview and understanding on how the war on terrorism is fought. Although the authors mention several effect that war has throughout the world, the authors argue that the war on terror causes the largest impact because it includes military operations. In paragraph one, the author establishes a…