Domestic terrorism in the United States

The post-conflict period is vital in establishing a healthy peace (Onubogu). If the root causes of the conflict are not addressed, states will remain fragile, ready to spiral into conflict at the hint of discord. An integrative approach introduces cross-cutting educational and training programs to achieve a sustainable peace. An awareness and understanding of differences is crucial to address the underlying causes of conflict. Peace practitioners will enhance the capacity of peacebuilding by…

jobs are getting harder and harder to find, the economy is prosperous, GDP is rising, small business are at one of the biggest booms they’ve ever been, and America has reached a plateau of stability. Proposals for change come and go but if the United States could see that the pros outweigh the cons, then it could become the next super power. Thousands of people die every day because of the hardships and wars in their homelands and if the immigration policies were to change to support the fearful…

This famous advertisement was used in news headlines around the United States referring to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. On this day Islamic terrorists hijacked American flights and attempted to attack several US business buildings. American Airlines 11 and United Airlines 175 hit the North and South towers of the World Trade Center, American Airlines 77 took out the Pentagon, and in attempt to go to Washington D.C., United Airlines 93 was taken down in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.…

does not crack down on these hackers the United States has the power to hit them with sanctions that can have a negative impact on their economic growth. This can affect business and trading between countries. Another casualty due to cybersecurity that can impact international business is countries would want to bump up their security potentially causing software companies to reveal their intellectual property. For example, China has proposed an anti-terrorism law which caused alarms. Barack…

technologies and media entities expose state secrets and place their country in danger. The definition of “state secrets” is vague in China, enabling the government to filter or block anything they deem necessary. China’s targeting of foreign Internet services coincides with two national trends. First, China is increasingly worried about domestic terrorism and, second, is the ever-rising nationalism directed towards Japan and its allies, namely the United…

In 1940, Lord Philip Kerr Lothian of England, ambassador to the United States, and Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War under President William Howard Taft, agreed to “exchange full information on German, Italian, and Japanese code and cryptographic information” and “a continuous exchange of important information in connection with the above.” (Lothian 1, NSA document) This agreement, known as the UKUSA Treaty, (afterward involving the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) of Canada, the…

under evaluation of the effects of war carried out by the United States military. Although there is much debate about foreign policy, there isn’t must justification for our nation’s wars. As the Iraq war grew unpopular, the analytical focus shifted deficiencies in intelligence analysis, war-planning, and counterinsurgency doctrine. There is not much focus on the theories of democratization, energy security, non-proliferation, and of failed states justifying the war and occupation. As the studies…

The accounts from Lady Mary Wortley Montagu were of her travels through the Ottoman Empire with her husband. She wrote to a variety of people during this time, and took pride in her letters; taking the time to review and edit each other and make sure that she was effectively recounting her interactions. For she felt that her documentations would be read throughout history. Lady Mary’s accounts speak of her encounters with the ottoman women and their contrast between the women back in Britain…

”They take great pride in protecting the public and their fellow law enforcement officers in life-and-death situations that put their years of training and experience to the test” (Inner body). Special Weapons and Tactics were first created in the 1960s by young commander Daryl Gates. LAPD team is the most talked about by many departments and people. It was created in Los Angeles after a couple of sniping incidents against civilians they feared gunman outperforming police in a shootout. The…

Why should the United State’s Terrorist Attack List be eliminated? Introduction The Terrorist Attack List was created shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attack to create an opportunity to collect and share information on known or appropriate suspected terrorists with law enforcement agencies and the intelligence community. Although the list may prevent potential terrorists from harming United States citizens, it also effects much of the innocent in very negative ways. The list uses mechanisms to…