Counter-terrorism

In recent years there has been a new threat developing within the United States. Before, it was mainly assessing threats from external forces. The new threat to be seen is that of lone wolves, and homegrown terrorists. The technical definition of a homegrown terrorist is, “violence that is perpetrated against people or property by their own citizens or permanent residents of a state under jurisdiction of that state in order to promote political, religious, or ideological objectives” (Buetel).…

objectives in their strategies. These objectives are morale building, advertising, disorientation of the target population, elimination of opposing forces, and provocation. A man named David Fromkin believes that provocation is the main strategy of terrorism. So, why do some terrorist attempts work and others fail? It all boils down to the state’s level of interest in the issue under dispute, the constraints on its ability to retaliate, and its sensitivity to the costs of…

Introduction Today, the United States and other Western allies are attempting to combat terrorism across the world, especially in Africa, and around the Middle East. First, there is a need to define terrorism. Terrorism can be defined as being, “the repeated use of politically motivated violence with coercive intent, by non-state actors” (Badey). With that definition in place many government officials are attempting to eradicate terrorist organizations through military force, intelligence and…

It encouraged the Government to research the "Roots of Terrorism" and appropriately address the terrorist threat (GAO, 2004, p. 4). It provided a means to help prevent future failures which could potentially result in additional acts of terrorism within the U.S. The 9/11 Commission Report created a means to organize the DHS to address all of the current terrorist threat and to be better prepared in…

There is the fight against Daesh, the intense civil war in Syria against the Assad regime, the sectarian conflict in Iraq and the Kurdish struggle for identity and independence. All this is part of a broader global conflict against terrorism and extremism, as well as part of the competition between the US and Russia. But Daesh is no longer contained within Iraq and Syria, there stated objective is to Remain and Expand. They have announced their intent to expand into the rest of Middle…

Africa: Taking a closer look at Africa’s most active terrorist groups Terrorism is one of a number of security challenges facing some African countries. It is often associated with other security challenges, including armed robbery, trafficking of all kinds and money laundering. Terrorism is designed to create an environment of fear in society and enhance the feeling of instability in a country. More importantly, terrorism serves to highlight the relative weaknesses of the government affected,…

related to terrorism, especially after the 9/11 attack. According to him, terrorism emerged at the end of the eighteen century in post-revolutionary France. The initial concept of terrorism was a legitimate system of government that used terror to assert its influence. However, the phenomenon of terrorism has taken different guises since its initiation, as modern-day terrorism does not recognize any law. Indeed, the concept of terrorism has experienced a redefinition and, currently, terrorism…

internet is very accessible to the entire population, are more likely to be recruited and radicalized via the Internet. Al-Qaida’s main focus is recruiting young people from the West to help them transport materials, participate in other acts of terrorism or act as suicide bombers. Al-Qaida's efforts to recruit and radicalize Westerners young are done the use of the internet, their websites and their discussion blogs self-radicalize and become one of the many homegrown terrorists attack the…

were very informative. Three overall impressions that I got from reading the articles were that terrorists are using tactics that do not work, it will take an entire country coming together to produce preventative and responsive measures against terrorism, and that terrorists tend to portray themselves as decent people who are struggling to fight for a ‘good cause.’ Terrorists frame their agenda, struggle, and cause, as one that appeals to middle class and military aged individuals. This is the…

Twenty First Century Terrorism With the horror of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, the nation has become much more aware of the role of our government plays in averting crisis such as this both at home and abroad. The global crackdown on terrorism has effectively deterred organizations from launching large scale attacks on the US. But a another component of the terror threat is emerging. Even though the US has contributed greatly to the success of counter terrorism, the terrorists…