Balance between Emergency Powers, Abuse of Law by the State and Civil Liberties of People within and Beyond the U.S. Within the United States of America especially after the terrorists' attack of 9/11, there seems to be a delicate balance between em Continue Reading...
9/11 Terrorism and EMS On 11th September, 2001, a total of nineteen al-Qaeda terrorists took control of four sky-borne airplanes, using them to carry out suicide attacks aimed at American targets. Two planes were guided directly towards the New York Continue Reading...
Tactics and Strategies Used by Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda has come to rely on the suicide attack as its major terror tactic, which is not only terrifyingly effective but also most difficult to prevent. The reason for the success of the strategy is simple: Continue Reading...
Secure After 911? Is the United States more secure or less secure following the attacks of September 11, 2001? The position of this paper is that the U.S. is in fact more secure. Even after the bombing at the Boston Marathon in April, 2013 -- an ex Continue Reading...
Terrorist organizations and terrorists are exploiting social media and the internet resources for the purpose of committing terrorist activities and for the facilitation of wide-ranging terrorist activities including radicalization, incitement, train Continue Reading...
Terrorist Groups: Discussion and Insights 1. Should separatist/nationalist terrorist groups be dealt with differently than religious or political terrorists? What strategies might be most appropriate? The approaches adopted in dealing with nationalis Continue Reading...
doubt whatsoever that September 11, 2001 will forever remain one of our country's darkest days. On this day, terrorists successfully launched one of the worst terror attacks the world has witnessed in modern times. In an attempt to come up with a re Continue Reading...
Richard Reid Richard Reid, better known as the "shoe bomber" has nearly eight charges held against him. He was arrested as a result of his efforts to demolish a commercial flight using bombs concealed in his shoes. Richard was born in London in 19 Continue Reading...
This is why the "government must also continue to support and promote Muslim American community leaders who speak out against violence," and do all that it can to demonstrate that anti-terror does not mean being anti-Islam. References Americans tr Continue Reading...
War and Peace: The War on Terror The first time "war on terror" was used was in the aftermath of the infamous 9/11 al Qaeda attack. Even though this phrase has been used severally in passing to describe a wide variety of aims, policy guidelines and Continue Reading...
Of course, the timeline for the defensive line of attack or its initiation during the armed assault is also a determinant of whether the line of attack can be called defensive or a new attack. A good example of this could have been 9/11 where the U. Continue Reading...
1. The terroism eras before and after 9/11 are quite different with respect to the role that the Israel/Palestine conflict plays. Since 9/11, the majority of terrorist incidents in the United States are committed by domestic, right-wing terrorists (N Continue Reading...
This category can further be divided into six subgroups namely; short-range, medium range, long-range, close range, endurance, Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The long-range UAVs are technologically more advanc Continue Reading...
Conclusion There has been a lot of confusion on the differences between Arabs and Muslims. The U.S. Federal government has in the past associated Arabs and Muslims with terrorism. It is important for the difference to be understood so that clear p Continue Reading...
Syria I am Osmane Arslanian, Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations Organization, and I am deeply privileged to speak about my country and its people. Syria first referred to the land of Aram East of the Mediterranean Sea betw Continue Reading...
Iran Contra and Drug Trafficking An Analysis of Our Government's Role in Drug Trafficking American foreign and domestic policy has long been shaped by more than what is reported in the mainstream media. Yet, sometimes events transpire that the main Continue Reading...
The New Cold War: Sunni vs. Shia Muslims and the Proxy War Between Saudi Arabia and IranIntroductionDebates over the rightful succession to Muhammad have spawned centuries of ideological and physical battles between Sunni and Shia Muslims. Although n Continue Reading...
Terrorist Targets and DronesDrone strikes have often resulted in civilian casualties, which raises questions about the legality of such actions under international lawbut there is also the risk that the United States will become too reliant on drones Continue Reading...
Shi'ism in the World & the Shiite Islamic Sect in Nigeria Shi'ism in the World History, Objectives & General Outlook Shiite Muslims make up the second biggest denomination of Islam, with the biggest numbers being represented by the Sunnis. Continue Reading...
Eye in the Sky presents a bleak portrait of drone technology and calls into question the norms of global counterterrorism and warfare. Technological tools of surveillance allow for targeted operations, aimed at known terrorists. These tools entrench Continue Reading...
Bush, the primary strategy for U.S. engagement of partners revolved on the conditions provoked by the War on Terror. This is evident in the ends, ways and means of addressing the situation in Somalia, where Bush cites as the primary priority for all Continue Reading...
UN Security Council Proliferation of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons to terrorist organizations is inarguably one of the greatest menaces threatening international peace and security today.[footnoteRef:1] Since the turn of the century, this Continue Reading...
International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code on Maritime Security The study will be based on the question that "What is the impact of the International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code on Maritime Security." Answers will be sought to have thi Continue Reading...
International Ship and Port Security (Isps) Code on Maritime Security Impact of the International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code on Maritime Security The study will be based on the question that "What is the impact of the International Ship an Continue Reading...
failed state is never able to sustain itself as a members of the international community (Helman & Rathner,1993).Rotberg (2002) pointed out that state failure can occur in various dimensions. These dimensions include security, political represen Continue Reading...
Global Trends and National Security The National Intelligence Council's 2008 report Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World attempts to provide policymakers with a summary of the probable, possible, and plausible changes most likely to affect global Continue Reading...
The larger the region covered by the chemical agent, the more likely it will be to cause the widespread destruction for which the person or group is looking (Brophy & Fisher, 1959). Toxicity matters, of course, but the earliest uses were not abo Continue Reading...
According to National Public Radio, after U.S. forces invaded Iraq in March of 2003 Blackwater received another contract, to provide security, as mentioned in the introduction. A terrible incident happened in 2004 in the city of Fallujah, Iraq. Four Continue Reading...
This incident is evidence that the communications systems between all of the agencies are not linked in a way that is appropriate or helpful to ensuring that the citizens of the United Sates are safe. This failure of the agencies to effectively comm Continue Reading...
Muslims in America The status of Muslims in America changed radically in the wake of 9/11 (Sheridan, 2006). A small population by percentage (American-Muslims are only 1% of the U.S. population) (Besheer, 2016), Muslims nonetheless received the vast Continue Reading...
The main hazards related to LNG include: Rupture due to Corrosion Rupture while excavation Rupture while excavation Rupture during an earthquake Rupture due to mechanical failure Rupture at compressor Rupture at inspection stations Uncontro Continue Reading...
e. The voices who argue that America should and could be an imperial superpower, but lacks sound practical judgment. The thesis of this paper is that the history of the Roman Empire can be matched to that of the United States in terms of economy, po Continue Reading...
The causes of political turmoil and instability are always complex. The civil war in Syria, the insurgency of the Islamic State, and strife in Yemen, Bahrain, and other regions of the Middle East are extensions of decades-old, even centuries-old, con Continue Reading...
In 2006 the government of Great Britain is stated to have: "...toughened anti-terrorism laws, making it a crime to 'glorify' terrorism and easing procedures for deporting clerics and others who advocate violence. There are presently approximately 2 Continue Reading...
AUMF A cross-examination of AUMF AUMF Background Terrorism acts of September 11; this was a dark day in American history. Such acts necessitate the need to initiate appropriate self-defense measures against the proponents of such heinousness. The Continue Reading...
