3. “The threat of religious terrorism to Singapore is more apparent than real”. Do you agree? “Despite counter-terrorism successes by regional authorities‚ the terrorist threat in the region and to Singapore remains real.” – Mr K Shanmugam‚ Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs (AsiaOne News‚ July 19th 2010) Introduction Firstly‚ there is a need to clearly distinguish between apparent threat and real threat. This essay will adopt the definition that apparent
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Terrorism: political‚ psychological and religious aspects. Today terrorism is very much a concerning issue which has dominated our lives‚ most particularly‚ since the attack on the twin towers in the New York City in September 11th 2001. Thus‚ it has been the centre of much discussion and has gained unprecedented importance. Apart from this terrorists struck at targets around the world became a central front in the global war against terrorism and the locus of so many deadly attacks against civilians
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caused calamities (e.g. war‚ crime & terrorism). This essay therefore discusses about terrorism in relation to tourism. It focuses on the impacts of terrorism on global tourism and provides an understanding of the relationship between political instability‚ terrorism and tourism. Tourism‚ Political Instability and Violence Definition of terrorism†: ´†The US Department of State defines terrorism as “. . . premeditated‚ politically
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DWARFISM (TERRORISM) AND REVIEW OF ‘UNITED 93’ BY TEAM ‘TYCOONS’ MORAL DWARFISM The term dwarfism was restricted to the field of medicine. But in today’s scenario we find that our society as such is a dwarf‚ morally. Anti-social elements and activities have become the top most concern‚ because of their undue influence on the society. The gloomiest of all anti-social activity is the act of ‘TERRORISM’‚ the word which the world hates the most today. TERRORISM The term
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Terrorism in the Middle East has created numerous problems for the region as a whole‚ essentially creating a World Wide stereotype which made international relations with the West more difficult and tense over the recent years. However to say that Terrorism is the cause of all these problems can be true in some Nations and false within others. Many acts of terrorism can be seen as retaliatory measure with political matters being the main reason for certain groups committing terrorist acts. However
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| Is terrorism a social construct? | With reference to India | | Radhika Dhingra | 12/7/2012 | My assignment focusses on how terrorism is a social construct. With special reference to India I have tried to accentuate factors that seem to reiterate on the above. | Do you think terrorism is a social construction‚ discuss it with suitable examples from the Indian context? Probably INTRODUCTION “The most significant contribution of sociological thinking to our understanding
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COMBAT TERRORISM Terrorism has become a global phenomenon. It has taken firm roots globally. Situation has become worse in countries where justice and law and order is totally disturbed. South Asia‚ Middle East and some parts of Africa are places where terrorism is increasing day by day. Global powers are also responsible for terrorism. Their policy of aggression and force to achieve personal interests in the regions is also adding to terrorism. There
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The need for protection of terrorism has been around for a while. Countries have been suppressing and are in the pursuit of terrorism “ The need for organizations devoted to the pursuit and suppression of terrorist and willing to exchange information internationally became urgent in 1972” (Charlie Fuller 85). Terrorism has been around for a long time but in 1972 is when countries were really getting in to stopping the acts of terrorism. It was a real need for the world to exchange information so
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Terrorism has been widely known to all of the world for many years. "It exists as a means of making a government or group aware of certain needs that they must change something by creating fear and destruction". But why do people have to resort to violent acts such as: bombing‚ assassinations‚ and hi-jacking? How do and how can individuals and organizations justify these acts of terror? During the last few years‚ many groups of terrorists have formed all over the world and it’s becoming an international
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Amongst the international community in the fight against terrorism‚ there are a number of different ideas and strategies about the best way to counter terrorism. These counterterrorism strategies and ideas range from military force in a theatre of war‚ such as in Afghanistan‚ to other methods such as diplomacy‚ nation building‚ intelligence sharing and the use of law enforcement. However‚ there is no one perfect counterterrorism option‚ instead a grand strategy combining parts of all of these separate
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