Near-Term Future of Terrorism in the U.S. 1 What is the terrorist group most likely to strike within the United States in the next five years? What method or means will this group probably use to carry out the attack and what is the most effective means of countering the attack? Near-Term Future of Terrorism in the U.S. 2 Abstract Terrorists are likely to use a weapon of mass destruction somewhere in the world in the next five years. They are more likely to
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Introduction Religion based terrorism is defined as a group whose motivations have a predominant religious influence or goal. In the last 30 years there has been an increase in terrorist activity motivated by religious beliefs. The different forms of religious terrorism are communal‚ genocidal‚ nihilistic‚ or revolutionary. Religious terrorism can be committed by a person‚ large movements‚ organizations‚ or governments. Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher was quoted in 1980 as saying
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The War on Terrorism In a world where the integration of cultures‚ prolificacy of international trade markets‚ and blurring of state borders has become a widely accepted norm‚ the distinction between standardized warfare and‚ the newly prescribed term‚ “war on terrorism” has become increasingly relevant and paramount to define and combat in the modern world. Though the “War on Terror” is considered modern vernacular in a new globalized sphere‚ the idea of terrorism has been around
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definition‚ terrorism is defined as the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion or the unlawful use of violence or threats to intimidate for political purpose or ideological reasons. When the word terrorism is mentioned most Americans will reflect to the attacks that occurred on September 11‚ 2001. Terrorism involves extraordinary violence. It is intended to create massive fear and involves a planned attack for a purpose‚ often against something or someone. The art of terrorism is meant
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TERRORISM Terrorism is the systematic use of violence as a means of coercion for political purposes. In the international community‚ terrorism has no legally binding‚ criminal law definition. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror); are perpetrated for a religious‚ political‚ or ideological goal; and deliberately target or disregard the safety ofnon-combatants (civilians). Some definitions now include acts of unlawful violence
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Since the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11‚ 2001‚ “terrorism” has been a word that every American has used daily. It has been eleven years since these attacks‚ and our country is still at war‚ and we use terms like “acts of terror” to justify our invasion of their civilian space. Personally‚ I do not care much for conspiracy theories‚ but I was interested to know a little bit more about the Islamic culture that these “terrorists” stem from. While the majority of
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Relate International Terrorism with Ethno-National Identity Problem What is the root cause of terrorism? What drives a terrorist group to commit acts of violence? Is it the environment they are born in to or is it a trait that is developed over time as a result of their upbringing? The term ethno-nationalism can be defined as “the combination of both ethnic and national identities in some way for a political purpose‚ usually to infer superiority over some other group or groups”. This identity is
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Terrorism has been going on in the United States for many years now. Terrorism is defined differently by many people. There are two different types of terrorism Domestic and International. Which of the two is the most dangerous for the American Public? The term terrorism has many definitions one of them being‚ the use of violence‚ or threaten use of violence‚ in order to achieve a political‚ religion‚ ideological aim (Wikipedia). There is no international or academic consent of the legal definition
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Terrorism this is an intentional act or voluntary violence that is directed to a person or the public with an aim of installing fear to a person or killing others due to some form of disagreement that could be politically or a revenge for particular loss that someone or a nation might have gone through. Terrorism can always take different forms that are either domestic or foreign. Domestic terrorism is a form of terror that is caused by the civilians within his or her country. On the other hand foreign
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What is terrorism? Often times‚ people use the word terrorism without ever understanding the true meaning of the word. Defining terrorism can be difficult‚ indeed‚ but‚ not impossible. It was quite easy to define it when that tragic event occurred on September 11‚ 2001. The majority of the United States agreed to fight terrorism shortly after 9/11. Terrorism has been both a motivation and a fear for the people in America. People did not realize the impact terrorism would have on the privacy of their
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