Interpol was created in 1923 and headquartered in Lyon France‚ it facilitates cross-border police co-operation‚ and supports and assists all organizations‚ authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime including terrorism. Interpol aims to facilitate international police co-operation even where diplomatic relations do not exist between particular countries. Action is taken within the limits of existing laws in different countries and in the spirit of the Universal
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extremists and then terrorism begins. Extremists start bombing or hurting people because they believe that their religion is the only true religion. The United States like many countries have interests in oil over in the Middle Eastern countries. When other countries get involved it brings with it more extremists who then think they must get rid of all the imperialists or as they usually call them infidels‚ or even those who challenge their religion or ideals and interests. This causes terrorism to escalate
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Trends in Modern International Terrorism Boaz Ganor Abstract This chapter examines some of the most widely researched trends and developments within the phenomenon of modern international terrorism‚ providing policy recommendations on how to counter its emerging threats – particularly that of the Global Jihad movement and “homegrown” terrorism. The magnitude of the modern terrorist threat was demonstrated by the attacks of September 11‚ and ever since‚ the field has experienced a renewal of sorts
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The Threat Cyber terrorism is the world’s newest threat against the United States. The FBI defines cyber terrorism as "The premeditated‚ politically motivated attack against information‚ computer systems‚ computer programs‚ and data which result in violence against noncombatant targets by sub-national groups or clandestine agents" (Elmusharaf‚ 2004). This definition provided by the FBI can be broken down into several layers. The first layer is that of the actors‚ their motives are political in
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Terrorism is an act of violence‚ usually done in the public sphere‚ which is used to incite fear in a population in order to coerce change in public opinion or a government’s position on an issue. In many parts of the world‚ groups wage war with their countries‚ either to separate from the government or to overthrow it entirely. Sometimes these people are treated unfairly by their government‚ and their struggles are justified. Other times‚ these groups use violence against both military and civilian
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of bio terrorism being the biggest threat on national security‚ a controversial issue is that nuclear bombs/ warfare is a bigger threat on national warfare. On one hand biological war can be more dangerous due to the terrorist attack could be hidden as a normal disease or a pandemic. On the other hand nuclear bombs could be a lot more dangerous because a bomb could wipe out an entire continent with one explosion. Or the radiation that comes off from the explosion. In summary‚ bio terrorism is the
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Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Framework HSM 433 Counter Terrorism & Intelligence Analysis January 14‚ 2012 Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Framework Terrorism is the warfare of the future. The battlefield has changed and it will take professional intelligence agencies to gather information about these unorthodox combatants. To help fight the war on terror‚ intelligence corporations must be present. However‚ some of the agencies can be combined with others to make a “super agency”
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ECONOMIC COST OF TERRORISM: A CASE STUDY OF PAKISTAN Arshad Ali * The world is currently confronting terrorism in different manifestations. After the 9/11 terrorist events‚ the phenomenon of terrorism has abruptly changed the socioeconomic and geopolitical situation of the world. Terrorist groups have linkages with each other and are utilising each other‟s areas for recruitment and training‚ exchanging illegal weapons‚ engaging in joint planning and ventures‚ and also providing administrative and
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Political Violence Question 1: What are the main causes of radicalization of Islamic youths in today’s world? Explain how inspiration and opportunity help create actual terror attacks. In his book‚ Sageman breaks down radicalization of the youth into 4 categories: Moral outrage‚ war with Islam‚ resonance with personal experiences and mobilized by networks. In the moral outrage section‚ Sageman explains that youth is motivated by three areas: suffering‚ humiliation and media. When referring
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Terrorism can be described as any act of violence intended to cause death or serious bodily harm in order to intimidate the population or to compel a government and international agencies from doing something. To the United States‚ the most horrific terrorist attack to happen occurred on September 11th 2001 when terrorists hijacked four planes and crashed them into the twin towers and the pentagon. It not only resulted in the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians‚ but it would change American
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