Pan AM Flight 103 The Lockerbie terrorist attack of 1988 Pan Am aircraft One of the most well-known terrorist attacks prior to the 9/11 ones is the 1988 Pan Am bombing which included a Pan Am flight being burst into flames over Lockerbie, a small t Continue Reading...
Airline Terrorism As the name implies, terrorism is an attempt to provoke fear and intimidation. Therefore, terrorist acts are intended to attract wide publicity and provoke public shock, outrage, and/or fear. The intent may be to provoke disproport Continue Reading...
Foreign Policy of President Reagan Before the disastrous Vietnam War, the U.S. held an undisputed dominant position worldwide, recognized locally as well as by other nations. The nation's historic actions towards defending freedom, by restraining th Continue Reading...
Research and development was encouraged for future developments as well to continue to make security a priority (Airport Security, 1989, p. 2). Also in response to the bombing of Flight 103, the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990 was passed. Continue Reading...
Legitimacy of International Institutions International institutions are based on the multilateral treaties or the agreements among multiple states. States generally enter in the treaties to promote their common aims, and law recognizes the existence Continue Reading...
" (Grigg, 19) That Muslim passengers trigger these bouts of anxiety is unfortunate. The panic that is current many years after 9/11 shows that the terrorists have succeeded in terrorizing the society. Legally search and security ought to be non-disc Continue Reading...
Drone Strikes The use of remote-controlled airplanes known as drones has become increasingly common. Although surely not the only country to use them, the United States has gotten the most attention. The attention is due mostly because of the Hellfi Continue Reading...
Going back to the attempted Northwest Airlines bombing in December 2009 by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, he was traveling on a multi-year, multiple-entry tourist visa issued to him in June 2008 (Garcia & Wasen, 2010). Thus, he was able to attain hi Continue Reading...
Abu Nidal Organization: The Abu Nidal Organization is also known by several other names, such as: Fatah Revolutionary Council, Arab Revolutionary Brigades, Black September, or Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslims. It is an international Continue Reading...
Post War Iraq: A Paradox in the Making: Legitimacy vs. legality The regulations pertaining to the application of force in International Law has transformed greatly from the culmination of the Second World War, and again in the new circumstances conf Continue Reading...
