Category: Terrorism
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United States Foreign Policy and Terrorism
Introduction The concepts of national security and human security emerge as interrelated in the context of the modern-day United States foreign policy. However, these conceptions differ in terms of the objectives they target. On the one hand, national security is an approach to state policy where the interests, territorial integrity, and sovereignty of a state…
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The Phenomenon of Terrorism in the Modern World
The modern world continually faces threats in the form of terrorist attacks. Terrorism can be rightly considered a constant companion of humankind, which is among the most dangerous and difficult to predict phenomena. It is a significant challenge as it takes on more and more diverse forms and threats. The effect of terrorism is most…
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Unconventional Warfare on the Global War on Terror
Table of Contents Literature Review Analysis Conclusion Reference List Footnotes The use of the term unconventional about warfare becomes so common that more and more of its main aspects become conventional, so to speak. Throughout history leading conventional warfare implied that two military forces of states engaged in an armed conflict, and accordingly they face…
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Terrorism: Threat and Ways of Combating
Why is terrorism a law enforcement concern? First, terrorism generates a high social vulnerability from the commission of generally dangerous actions or a threat to them. Second, terrorism is characterized by the public nature of its execution, while other crimes are usually committed without a publicity claim. Third, a distinctive feature of terrorism is the…
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Domestic and International Terrorism
Both positions of the authors have merit because there is a major issue of the arbitrary distinction between domestic and international terrorism. According to the first article, it is evident that there are several domestic terrorism incidents, which are not recognized as such, but instead, they are addressed as hate crimes (German & Robinson, 2018).…
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Sociological Failure of the War on Terrorism
The Global War on Terrorism, also known as the War on Terror, was a series of military operations initiated by the United States Government in response to the September 11 attack. The campaign targeted major organizations such as Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State, the Pakistani Taliban, and their derivatives. The War on Terror received…
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The Earth Liberation Front as the Domestic Terrorist Organization
Domestic terrorist organizations have been recognized as a threat for the past hundred years, yet, recently, a change in their strategies has been observed. Nowadays, members of such groups choose to act more clandestinely and often do not commit murder to prove their point, instead, they turn to arson, damaging property and causing sabotage. One…
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Policy Memorandum: Terrorist Organizations
Table of Contents Background Policy Options Recommendation References Background Nowadays, terrorist organizations are more geographically dispersed than it was before, and their tactics became more sophisticated and untypical. The Islamic States territories in Syria and Iraq continue to diminish, but the threat of the Salafi-jihadist movements adverse actions has not decreased. Many diffuse jihadist groups…
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The Problem of Terrorism Prevention
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Reference List Introduction In fact, terrorism is an everlasting problem; it has been practiced in the course of human history in different political ideologies. The importance of the phenomenon of terrorism may be explained by a great number of definitions, which exist, and the scientists inability to find…
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The Terrorism Threat in the Modern World
Table of Contents Introduction Theory and Countering Terrorism International and Domestic Terrorism References Introduction Terrorism in its form is broad, although becoming popular to many is a relatively recent activity. The fight for terrorism has gained a new strategy with the occurrence of the United States on September 11, 2001. The United States declared a…