Counter-terrorism

Emma deVillier iBEnglishIl Written Task 1 ati nale \ \ Trail of Terror: Isis For many months now in the news the focus has been on isis and their terrorist’s attacks targeting specifically those people who do not believe in their religion, ideology, etc. This has become a major issue for people including those of the United States seeing that this group originates back to Bin Laden; a very dangerous and effective enemy of the United States. With the news showing different videos such as…

The Global War on Terror began almost immediately after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Although the players since then have somewhat changed, the War on Terror is still continuing and it does not appear to be ending anytime soon. The question to answer is why is this war still going? This is not a war against another nation, but a war against different groups and organizations. These groups should not have the same resources as sovereign nations; however, they are able…

Suicide bombing is a sensitive topic to discuss, yet I will attempt to explain suicide bombings through the verstehen approach; the bomber’s perspective. This essay will explore Durkheim’s view of suicide and how it relates to our subject. In addition, we will look how suicide bombings are excused under Islamic religion and the conditions in Palestinian homelands that may promote jihad. Before an individual can understand through the eyes of the bomber, he/she should first comprehend Emile…

Apple vs. FBI, were talking here about people’s secure privacy vs. nation’s security in terrorism. In this controversy, it’s tough making a decision because both are fighting for their reasonable decisions for overall the nation. However, Apple’s product isn’t just centered here is USA, but worldwide, to some degree this should be put into perspective to where this issue is going towards. Personally, I believe that the FBI is trying to go beyond with this case and in depth to unfold more issues…

this crime, is the creation of laws that meet the terrorists expectations, in hopes that will be enough to calm them down in a peaceful manner. In 1976, the United Nations General Assembly supported the regulations that were developed in the convention which forbidden the use of military or unwelcoming use of techniques used to attempt to conflict environmental extremism, but other then this action, this topic has not been formally discussed. Although UNEP and the United Nations have not been…

Initially the text opens up painting a scene of the morning of the September 2001 Terror Attacks. It mentions how terrorists coordinated various hijackings of aircraft across the country and used it to attack various landmarks such as the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon. As it continued it mentioned how investigators attempted to connect the various pieces together to determine what caused these attacks to occurs and who performed them. It was found that if various departments had…

The definition of terrorism has changed over the years but it has never been quite clear. According to Terrorism, Intelligence and Homeland Security by, Robert Taylor and Charles Swanson, terrorism is “the deliberate and unlawful use of threats or actual violence to inculcate fear, intended to intimidate or coerce individuals, groups, or governments to change their political, social or religious basis.” Now this is a general definition that just raises more questions. Whatever a group decides to…

The subject of terrorism is an issue that is very significant today and in all likelihood always will be. The majority of attacks in the 1990s and early 2000s were domestic attacks, only a few cases including the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and Israel’s struggle with Palestinians were against foreign nations. Terrorism terrifies and wreaks havoc on entire populations, which the terrorist’s hope will assist them on achieving their goals. After the September 11 attacks in…

subject of terrorism is a disturbing subject to discuss. We have been hearing and reading about terror threats, terror attacks, and terror groups through the media. Recently, the world has experienced a terrifying, exponential increase in the number of terrorist attacks; The Global Terrorism Database listed 1,395 attacks in 1998, a figure that has steadily risen since then, reaching a record high of 8,441 in 2012. The media plays a large role in manipulating the public’s understanding of…

Recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has seen some scrutiny because of the way that public leads and tips were handled in the Parkland shooting, which may have resulted in absence of the violent attack. Following the scrutiny, the FBI is now increasing capability and following recommendations after their lessons learned. Although the FBI did not properly identify the Parkland shooting tip, they now have an increased awareness, documentation, and ability to block future attack…