TERRORISM; THE QUESTION OF DEFINITION ’However certain the facts of any science may be and however just the ideas we may have formed of these facts‚ we can only communicate false impressions to others while we want words by which these may be properly expressed ’ A. Lavoisier1 Introduction Despite the events of 11 September and the ongoing ‘War on Terrorism’ there remains no agreed definition of terrorism. Academics‚ scientists‚ military experts‚ the media‚ governments and security experts
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Terrorism Threats The World Content Page Introduction 3 Brief description of Al-Qaeda and the War Against Terror 3 History of establishing Al-Qaeda 3 Al-Qaeda’s Goals and Ideology 4 Starting the War Against Terror 4 Al-Qaeda’s Networks 5 Al-Qaeda’s Financial Networks 5 Al-Qaeda’s communicated Networks 6 Psychological Impacts of Al-Qaeda 6 Conclusion 7 References 8 Introduction The end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union did not bring the
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Terrorism is the systematic use of violent terror as a means of coercion. In the international community‚ however‚ terrorism has no legally binding‚ criminal law definition.[1][2] 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 of non-combatants (civilians). Some definitions now include acts of unlawful violence and war. The
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Terrorism in Southeast Asia Bruce Vaughn‚ Coordinator Specialist in Asian Affairs Emma Chanlett-Avery Specialist in Asian Affairs Ben Dolven Section Research Manager Mark E. Manyin Specialist in Asian Affairs Michael F. Martin Analyst in Asian Trade and Finance Larry A. Niksch Specialist in Asian Affairs October 16‚ 2009 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RL34194 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Terrorism in Southeast
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Terrorism is a word that tends to strike fear into the hearts of many. According to the Encarta World English Dictionary‚ terrorism is defined as‚ "political violence: violence or the threat of violence‚ especially bombing‚ kidnapping‚ and assassination‚ carried out for political purposes" (Terrorism‚ 2006). It’s also a word used by leaders of states and NGOs to create polar opposite outcomes. It can either incite people to rise up against those who would try to create fear or it is used to coerce
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Impact of Terrorism in Pakistan In lieu of unlawful violence to inculcate fear and increase coercion‚ terrorism has become a trending topic in the world today. Pakistan‚ a country in South Asia bordered by Afghanistan and India has been a country worthy of speculation due to the rate of terrorism and tribal wars that have quickly taken over the country. The sporadic effects of these attacks have begun to shatter what used to be one of Asia’s fastest growing economies. Impact on GDP Pakistan’s
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Terrorism and counterterrorism are reasonably accredited areas to study because of all of the terrorism in the world (Roberts 2014). Terrorism can be examined from many different perspectives. To build on that point terrorism can be studied from a sociological perspective. Turk (2004) argues that sociology is a social construction. When society labels certain events as terrorism the government will begin to apply these labels (Turk 2004). If a powerful government‚ like the United States of America
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Is the War on Terrorism Succeeding? Introduction The use of terrorism seen has been increasing recently for some reasons. It caused by the use of modern technology rather than politics. Couple factors are influenced‚ such as the use of aircraft and high-tech weapons by government that are unavailable opposition force and make dissidents to use conventional way. Terrorist’s victim also more available rather than in the past‚ current technology make terrorist easier to gain an audience‚ and modern
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Banning the Burqa in Europe: European Society’s Attempt to Prohibit Islamic Religious Expression Jeannine Peters Excelsior College SOC 332 – Religion and Society Dr. Thomas Russell December 15‚ 2010 Abstract Tensions between the Muslim population in Europe and the dominant European society have risen to the point that riots and protests have resulted motivated by the resentment of the other party. To intensify these tensions‚ a ban on the burqa‚ a form of religious expression for Muslim
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Terrorism‚ as defined in the dictionary‚ is known to be making use of violence‚ intimidation and threats to achieve a certain goal‚ which happens to be of political purposes most of the times. In this essay‚ we’ll look into the different reasons of why people resort to terrorism‚ if it is really the last and best way to achieve what they want. I will also write about the opposing views of seeing terrorists as just terrorists alone‚ or if they are actually freedom fighters. Lastly‚ we will discuss
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