Islamic Terrorism: The Radicalization of Religion Abstract This essayfocuses on radical Islamic terrorism, from its roots in the Shia rebellion that led to the Iranian Revolution to the modern day terrorist group Daesh/ISIL/ISIS/IS. Continue Reading...
Impact of Lone Wolf Terrorists Introduction The recent terrorist episodes in the US have all been incidents of Lone Wolf terrorism. From the bombing of the Oklahoma City Building in 1995 by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols to the Charlottesville att Continue Reading...
Wilson earned a doctorate degree in Johns Hopkins University, and became a professor of political science. Wilson experience and academic background influenced his thought. Wilson focused on peace and international cooperation, and envisaged a new w Continue Reading...
Solution to Stop Drug Trafficking and Terrorism in the United States and Abroad Drug trafficking and terrorism in the U.S. And abroad Simply put, illegal drugs appear to be one of, if not the most lucrative sources of funds for terrorist activities Continue Reading...
International Peace and Terrorism What changes to existing legal regimes may reduce the incentive and make the law more effective in preserving peace? Terrorist groups can be disrupted and destroyed through continuous and direct legal actions. The Continue Reading...
Biological Weapons: The 'Living' and Pervasive Weapons of Mass Destruction The 'art' and methods of war have indeed gone a long way; from subsisting to crude metals and guns, human society has learned to manipulate Nature by using as one of its weap Continue Reading...
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htchem/articles/20060324.aspx Anthrax When we think of warfare and terrorist attacks, we tend to think of large destructive pieces of machinery -- nuclear missiles and/or bombs, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), Continue Reading...
However, despite this sweeping generalization offered by the government, U.S. foreign policy has always been clear and direct about its stance against terrorism. Even President Clinton, far prior to the tragedy of 9/11 addressed the United Nations Continue Reading...
drives a person to terrorism? As Hamid (2008) notes, the drive to become a terrorist can be part of a personal journey that has roots in personal beliefs. For Hamid, those beliefs were religious and rooted in his Islamic conviction. He believed in Continue Reading...
U.S. Policy and the War on Terror: An Ineffective Strategy Since 9/11 the U.S. government has pursued a policy of combating terrorism with all of its resources (intelligence, technology, military, economic sanctions, etc.). However, the question rem Continue Reading...
Globalization on Terrorism The Impact of Globalization on Terrorism: Research Report Terrorism has been a serious global concern for decades, with researchers now warning that globalization has had a hand in fueling terrorist activities in the rec Continue Reading...
Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia has also become a major distributor world of oil, in addition to the Middle East. Although its policies can no longer be predicted as reliably as during the Cold War, its interests are not always commen Continue Reading...
International Laws and Terrorism Fighting Fair Most would agree that peace and negotiation is preferable over war. However, we as humans, know that this dreamy ideology is often difficult to achieve. War is a part of human history and will be likel Continue Reading...
This is not a new development -- international law had long recognised universal jurisdiction for piracy and slavery, for example -- but it marks an extension of the principle, in a modified form, into a new subject area' (emphasis added). In fact, Continue Reading...
Initially, the organization was fighting western influence in Saudi Arabia and the royal family's power. Many top terrorism leaders joined Al Qaeda during this time, and still support Bin Laden today. The Saudis expelled him from the country in 1994 Continue Reading...
The study was based on an interview system and it was developed after the 9/11 attacks. The eventual results pointed out that deterrence means were to be used, under the form of diplomatic responses. Thus, one of the first means to respond to terror Continue Reading...
WMDs and Emergency Response Although it is still fresh, the most recent major terrorist incident was the most severe: the attack on the World Trade Center twin towers in New York City and on the Pentagon. Thousands of people died on September 11, 20 Continue Reading...
Terrorist Behavior A National Institute of Justice (NIJ) study of terrorist activity has concluded that terrorists generally live in the community where they plan to engage in terrorist activity. However, the study also concluded that the four type Continue Reading...
Boston Marathon Bombing On April 15, 2013 two pressure cookers bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. This resulted in three deaths and it injured 264 people. In the next week, a manhunt and shoot out occurred between the perpet Continue Reading...
International Relations According to the Oxford Bibliographies research, there is not one specific definition of "nonstate actors" that fits all situations. Nonstate actors are defined in relation to international law, because they are "…often Continue Reading...
WMD Annotated Annotated Webography: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) With the attacks on September 11th, 2001, the United States came face-to-face with the reality that our security strategy is far from impenetrable. To the contrary, the terrorist Continue Reading...
Countering the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) Purpose Statement Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons of mass destruction (WMD) area a threat that can completely disrupt an entire nation’s way of life. The Continue Reading...
Richard Butler's; "The Greatest Threat: Iraq, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and the Crisis of Global Security." The writer of this paper analyzes the book's content and measures it against the current U.S. foreign policies. There was one source used Continue Reading...
Weapons of Mass Destruction 1 An electro-magnetic pulse (EMP) attack could crash the American economy and bring virtually every industry to a standstill—such is the reliance of modern business upon the digital infrastructure. Thus, considering Continue Reading...
Q8. Talk briefly about the nature of the war, types of weapons used, and is terrorism a weapon in this conflict? Terrorism is a weapon in this conflict, as is guerrilla warfare; the U.S. has attempted to train the Afghani forces to take over the n Continue Reading...
Individuals Become Terrorists? As the costly global battle against terrorism continues, the question is constantly begged, "Why do some individuals become terrorists while others do not?" Certainly, there are some generic attributes that distinguis Continue Reading...
Terrorism: ISIS Imminent Threat to America The ISIS ("Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham") is an Islamic State of Iraq, simply known as Islamic state. Since 2010, the Islamic group has seized Mosul and is controlling a territory larger than the Unite Continue Reading...
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Is the United States "winning" the war on terrorism? Are we losing? How do you define winning? (300-400 words) to the following questions and post it to the discussion forum, "Winning." In your response, please cite ex Continue Reading...
Terrorism and the Military (APA). Domestic Terrorism and the Military On Friday June 17th a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve was arrested for trespassing on the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery. In the man's car, police found Continue Reading...
Psychology Terrorism THE STUFF IT'S MADE OF Psychology Terrorism Psychological Profile of a Terrorist More than four decades of investigation on the profiling of terrorists yielded two major findings (Hudson, 1999; Nance, 2008). First, there does Continue Reading...
Latin America American terrorism issues and possible convergence with drug cartels in Central and South America Terrorism in Latin America Columbia The leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) The left Continue Reading...
Simply put, the September 11th attacks would never have occurred without the prior development of the group's worldwide infrastructure, which consists of truly billions of dollars to establish and maintain (Ehrenfeld, 2003). Enormous amounts of mone Continue Reading...
Counter Terrorism Describe the strategy, tactics, and tools that are available to agencies within the U.S. To perform counter-terrorism operations The basic strategy for agencies within the U.S. is to focus on coordinating with states and local off Continue Reading...
The Kurdish Conflict: Originally, the PKK was established in the relative absence of any other peaceful alternatives to preventing anti-Kurdish brutality perpetrated by the Turkish government (Evans, 2007). In principle, the Kurds have a legitima Continue Reading...
Norfolk Virginia is a medium sized city, and like many other local communities, has had to adapt to the new reality that the events of September 11, 2001 have forced the nation to accept. In the wake of the attacks a federal Commission was charged wi Continue Reading...
Because he was inexperienced in handling the bomb, the place was spared from killing the nearly three hundred individuals that were on board. All these forms of attacks that have come from stated considered weak have brough up great conern for nati Continue Reading...
