Category: Terrorism

  • History And Threats Of Global Terrorism

    Table of Contents Introduction After the cold war Conclusion References Introduction Some experts argue that the cold war was an important force or a stabilizing factor to world nations because it was a major conflict that took precedence over other minor conflicts. After 1986 (when this war ended), other issues that had been bubbling under…

  • International Consensus for Terrorism Mitigation

    Introduction Terrorism does not just occur within US borders, consequently, it makes sense for some consensus to be sought. The world has not been spared from other attacks after the nine – eleventh attacks. Certain terrorist groups have an agenda against western democracies in general or may aim for soft targets that represent the United…

  • Torture Debate in America’s War on Terror

    Introduction Torture is a process by which severe mental or physical pain is intentionally inflicted on an individual. Torture has mainly been used as a way to extract information from crime suspects for example who are intent on withholding it. as individual could confess of having committed or involved in an inhuman act. It could…

  • Bioterrorist Attack Involving Botulism and Response

    A hypothetical bioterrorist attack involving botulism or plague January 1, 2012: The country has just celebrated the coming of the new year. Sales of consumer product stores reached their peak on the eve, i. e. on December 31, 2011. People wanted to celebrate the New Year rather pompously and considered food as an essential part…

  • Bioterrorism and Surrounding Issues

    Table of Contents Introduction Attacks by al Qaeda and others Motivation for bioterrorism Mass casualties in terrorism Panic disorder Impacts of Bioterrorism Conclusion Reference Introduction Bioterrorism is a terror activity where biological techniques (living agents) like biological toxins, viruses, or bacteria are adopted to intimidate governments or society for ideological or political reasons to cause…

  • The Three Categories of Dissident Terrorism

    Abstract Terrorism may be defined as the systemic use of terror to force upon or disband a certain social, religious or political ideology on an unwilling counterpart. As a norm, the terror is un-respectful of other people’s rights and freedoms and may involve tragic bombings, suicide attacks, or guerilla warfare. Most of these attacks are…

  • Terrorism Attack in United States

    Introduction Any terrorism attack on agriculture can affect it negatively; For instance, there will be mass economic destabilization, leading to economic losses due to loss of livestock. There will also be other indirect effects due to compensating farmers for the losses they incur. Finally, America will incur international costs as a result of imposition of…

  • United States Foreign Policy and Terrorism

    Introduction The concepts of national security and human security emerge as interrelated in the context of the modern-day United States foreign policy. However, these conceptions differ in terms of the objectives they target. On the one hand, national security is an approach to state policy where the interests, territorial integrity, and sovereignty of a state…

  • The Phenomenon of Terrorism in the Modern World

    The modern world continually faces threats in the form of terrorist attacks. Terrorism can be rightly considered a constant companion of humankind, which is among the most dangerous and difficult to predict phenomena. It is a significant challenge as it takes on more and more diverse forms and threats. The effect of terrorism is most…

  • Unconventional Warfare on the Global War on Terror

    Table of Contents Literature Review Analysis Conclusion Reference List Footnotes The use of the term “unconventional” about warfare becomes so common that more and more of its main aspects become “conventional”, so to speak. Throughout history leading conventional warfare implied that two military forces of states engaged in an armed conflict, and accordingly they face…