Week 1: August 27 2012: What is Terrorism? Lectures will be complementary to the readings‚ not reproductions. JB’s own background: * Historian‚ not very interested in abstract models‚ concepts or theories * Started out studying Medieval Islamic history‚ later shifted to modern European history and extremist groupings (also right wing‚ neo-fascist etc.) * Before 9/11‚ warned about the threat presented against the US by jihadist groups but not taken seriously – of course‚ this changed
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CASE STUDY IN TRAVEL‚ HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM Tourism in Singapore 6 May 2013 Table of Contents 1 Introduction The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board was first established in 1964 with the mandate to promote Singapore as a tourist destination. We began work with a small staff strength of 25 and that year‚ we welcomed 91‚000 visitors. The Merlion was created as a symbol as part of marketing campaigns. (Anon.‚ 2013) Travel agent licensing and tourist guide training were
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Adjusting to Terrorism Cielz del Mundo CJA/454 February 16‚ 2015 John Parroconni Adjusting to Terrorism There are many different government agencies in the United States that help protect and secure the American airports‚ government buildings‚ communities‚ and the nation from any dangerous threats facing the United States of America. The federal bureau of investigation os one of the top agencies that fight international and domestic terrorists and terrorism threats inside and outside of the United
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Terrorism in India is primarily attributable to religious communities and Naxalite radical movements.[citation needed] The regions with long term terrorist activities today are Jammu and Kashmir‚ Mumbai‚ Central India (Naxalism) and the Seven Sister States (independence and autonomy movements). As of 2006‚ at least 232 of the country’s 608 districts were afflicted‚ at differing intensities‚ by various insurgent and terrorist movements.[1] In August 2008‚ National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has
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Global terrorism has continued to be a challenge especially with the conditions of tremendous insecurity and volatility as well as the tectonic shifts in the deep-rooted equations of power. Worldwide ambitions and aggravated tensions have been fuelled since the disintegration of the great Western and Soviet powers. This continues to happen in a world that is currently experiencing smoothness only at the end of a major war. Therefore‚ the assessment of global threats such as terrorism continues to
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possible to combating terrorism. It has been argued that if we focus too much on preventing terrorism‚ we risk ignoring or reducing support for measures designed to reduce other threats to life and health (Source 1). The suggested threats we risk ignoring included heart disease‚ automobile accidents‚ and drunk driving. While these are completely valid daily threats‚ they are also often easily preventable. While there is not much an individual can do to protect themselves from terrorism‚ they can definitely
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Terrorism is‚ in the most general sense‚ the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion.[1] At present‚ the International community has been unable to formulate a universally agreed‚ legally binding‚ criminal law definition of terrorism.[2][3] Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror)‚ are perpetrated for an ideological goal (as opposed to a lone attack)‚ and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants
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(What Is Terrorism? Pg. 1). Ladies and gentlemen‚ I am of course talking about the agonizing issue of terrorism. Although this issue has existed for centuries‚ the word "terrorism" has only begun being used in the second part of the 19th century (What Is Terrorism? Pg. 1). The earliest account of a terrorist act in the second part of the 19th century was in 1968 when a Palestinian terrorist hijacked an Israeli airliner (What Is Terrorism? Pg. 4). There are two other factors which aid terrorism: one being
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MASENO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC STUDIES DEPARTMENT: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY COURSE: TERRORISM IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COURSE CODE: DIR 316 INSTRUCTOR: MR. OWISO MIKE YEAR OF STUDY: 3RD YEAR‚ 2ND SEMESTER. TASK: GROUP WORK DATE OF SUBMISSION: 23/3/2013 QUESTION: DISCUSS GUERILLA TERRORISM. GROUP MEBERS REG NO SIGNITURE 1. TARI ELIZABETH QABALE DS/0002/010 2. EMMACULATE ADHIAMBO ATIENO DS/3004/010
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According to me‚ Terrorism is nothing but creating fear in the hearts of the people by one or the other means. This has become the problem for not only India but for many countries all around the world. We cannot blame the government for everything‚ because this cannot be happen without the internal support. Another important aspect is the lack of technology that we have. America being the strongest military force in the world is also struggling to get rid of these things. The terrorist targeting
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