CROSS-CULTURAL DETERMINANTS OF TERRORISM Cross-Cultural Determinants of Terrorism Mick C. Malkemus Walden University International/Cross-Cultural Issues in Organizations PSYC-6756-001 Catherine Kwantes Abstract While the Psychology of Terrorism became an academic study in 1982‚ cultural influences on terrorism have yet to be widely studied (Brannan‚ Esler‚ & Strindberg‚ 2001). This paper attempts to understand why terrorism exists within cultural context;
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“Outcome of the U.S. drone strikes in fighting terrorism: comparing deterrence and backlash theory” Fourteen years after the 9/11 attacks‚ the U.S. is still at war with the new terrorism. The use of technology is the significant feature of this war‚ and drones are one of the most developed tools of warfare. The drone strikes began one year after the 9/11 attacks in 2002. United States has increased its reliance on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)‚ more commonly known as drones‚ to target overseas terrorists
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How Terrorism has been affected by the media When can an act of violence‚ perpetrated by an individual or group properly be termed “terrorism”? This is a question passed over without due attention in everyday journalism. Jennifer Jane Hocking in her wok‚ noted‚ “Terrorism is a social construction‚ and once an action have been given that label‚ it becomes difficult to treat it in a value-neutral manner”. According to her‚ “Replete with implied moral opprobrium‚ a socially assigned value and meaning
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difficulty of the situation but also stops them from remodeling their lives again. Labels like ‘criminal’ and ‘murderer’ are the reasons why people are rejected in society even after they have completed their term of punishment. The article “Stop labelling people who commit crimes criminals”‚ by Kimberly Brownlee (2017) talks about the unfairness of labeling people according
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terrorists for simply being enemy combatants. However‚ if they are deliberately targeting noncombatants with the intention of killing as many civilians as possible‚ they are clearly terrorists. The author holds that there is a “nihilistic edge to terrorism” as their goals are for brutal destruction in some hope of ludicrous utopian goals. She also compares the training videos of our U.S. military with that of one Islamic radical terrorist group. The U.S. military training videos teach our soldiers
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Difference Between Jihad And Terrorism • Categorized under Miscellaneous Terorism: Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government‚ the civilian population‚ or any segment thereof‚ in furtherance of political or social objectives. Jihad vs Terrorism Jihad is an Islamic term used to describe one’s duty towards Islam. Terrorism on the other hand is the act of trying to instill feelings of terror in the general population by
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Terrorism is classified as the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion. By using terrorism individuals and/or organizations attempt to bring light to a political cause‚ end an economical condition‚ or to resist an opposing religion or ideology. Terrorists believe that they have no alternative options to counter what is usually a very larger opponent such as the government‚ a financial institution‚ or a Religion. I liken it to the "Davis and Goliath" scenario in the bible however
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Terrorism Strategies Every terrorism attack is done with a different strategy. Individual terrorism attacks are done differently from a terrorist attack conducted by a terrorism organization. All terrorism organizations such as Al Qaeda or a certain individual plan their attacks differently‚ some use car bombings‚ suicide bombings or non- suicide bombings. At times the terrorist do not get to accomplish their goal and get nothing out of the attack committed. In general all terrorism organizations
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Jenkins and Graham Allison explore each sides of the debate on whether or not the world is headed to a nuclear attack that resembles the September 11th attacks. Jenkins discusses the 9/11 attacks and the Mumbai attacks as references to support his theory about the future of terrorist’s attacks and war strategy. Jenkins argues several key points as to why he believes we are headed towards a nuclear 9/11. He argues the following points: ease of access to assault weapons‚ hand guns‚ and explosive
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Terrorism and its Effects on International Relations Introduction Over the years there have been significant changes in how terrorism is carried out. With the changes in how terrorism is carried out there have also been dramatic changes in how countries counter terrorist attacks. The modifications in the way a country counters these terrorist attacks affects international relations of these countries. These issues bring about the question of how have counter terrorism methods affected international
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