Counter-terrorism

The Issues Directly Rooted in Defining Terrorism As well as focusing on the cooperation or lack thereof between different nations, there has also been literature that debates the issues directly involved with the problem of defining terrorism (Reitan 2010; Hodgson and Tadros 2013; Leeuwen 2003). One could argue that there is no inherent reason to debate this topic, however time and time again wars are won by knowing your enemy better then they know you (Explained by every victor in every war,…

When considering matters of terrorism, it is helpful to remember that the topic is highly charged with rhetoric. Not only are the semantics of the word itself fiercely contested, but terrorist acts both inspire, and are motivated by, unending torrents of nationalism, idealism, hate speech and propaganda. So in analyzing Daniel Byman and Christine Fair’s “The Case for Calling Them Nitwits”, a thought to bear in mind is that the article can itself be considered an analysis of rhetoric – the…

Lone wolf terrorism focuses on a leaderless resistance and has spread across the world in more than two decades, creating a fear by the public of unpredictable attacks. The lone wolf acts apart from any organization and are more difficult to track, even over long periods of time (Hilleary, 2013). However, There are several psychological mechanisms that can be associated with lone wolf terrorists, which may help with counter terrorism prevention methods. Even though lone wolf attacks are planned…

It may not always be appreciated that terrorism leads to immediate discrimination and alienation of people in a given group of community, but this is always the case and profiling starts in the most basic manner (Tavares, 2004). The national security laws, actions, and policies in response to terror attacks carry some aspects of discrimination through racial, ethnic and/or religious profiling. Actions such as legal decisions to arrest check identification documents, stop and search, gather…

2014. This data demonstrates, that challenges have emerged through the use of illegal drug abuse and terrorism, considering the fact that it is one of the most serious problems the law enforcement faces. The role of technology plays a dramatic role in responding to these challenges of terrorism, and drug-related crimes. The Federal Bureau of Prisons, and of…

indulgence of what the problem is and the causes of such problems; in this case, the problem being terrorism. There are great deals of things that can ultimately result in terrorist activities surfacing; more notably, causes of terrorism can typically be traced back to social movements, dramatic/traumatic events, and/or shifts in social dynamics. Social movements carry the potential of causing terrorism when there are misconceptions or genuine interpretations of change that is viewed as either…

Domestic violence and global terrorism is much described as everyday terrorism, mainly domestic violence. There is a connection between the two, domestic violence is an everyday terrorism that occurs internationally, the feminist political party has focused on a geographical map that correlates it to global terrorism. However, geographers prefer to study global terrorism as one topic instead of connecting it with domestic violence. The reason that they are connected is due to the fact that they…

As countries continue to face the wave of terrorism, many have adopted political policies that tend toward the extreme side. The policies are that of state repression or negative sanctions in the effort to stop terrorist attacks. Many of the states who have these policies are hoping to never have to use them and others have already put them into action. One country that has had to use state repression in the past as an effort to stop terrorist attacks is Canada. In 1970, Canada enacted the War…

United States and what possible repercussions exist with the use of either power model? I conceptualize shrewd force as including both delicate and hard power, whose extents will fluctuate by connection. I contend that the US official starts its counter-terrorism strategizing with an appraisal of the terrorist risk from a specific nation. The US official will utilize hard energy to battle a fleeting terrorist risk, delicate energy to battle a long haul terrorist risk, and savvy (i.e.,…

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Initiatives and Actions to Combat Terrorism, UK CONTEST Strategy, and the USA Counter-Terrorism Strategy all have similar goals and they plan on achieving them by slightly different means. In general, all three seem to have these three goals in common: the protection of the people of that nation, the prevention of the spread of terrorism, and the prevention of funding for terrorist organizations. Based on the different needs and threats of each nation, they value…