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In a crisis situation involving terrorists with hostages, what would you do if the terrorists demanded access to the media in order to negotiate or communicate a message(s) to the public? What are some of the issues to consider? In an event of a terrorist initiated hostage situation there are many issues to consider and [...]
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Should U.S. Police Forces, which are severely restricted in how they can interrogate and use electronic surveillance, be granted more freedom and power in order to implement counter-terrorist measures? Consider the possible ramifications of your answer. The U.S. Police Forces, which are severely restricted in how they can interrogate and use electronic surveillance, should be [...]
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Schmid solved the definitional dilemma by combining a conglomerate of terrorism definitions. What was the final result? The final result of the combination was the “academic consensus definition,” which is widely used today. Out of the twenty-two common elements of most definitions, Schmid chose thirteen elements. Schmid’s definition is prominently cited by the United Nations [...]
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The various definitions of terrorism created by organizations such as the FBI, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the State Department are valid in their own respective organizational environments. Also, it is evident that all definitions fall under the premise of the September 11, 2001 attacks. However, they are as different as they are the [...]
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It has been suggested that the role of technology is in the forefront of contemporary terrorism. Please discuss further just how this is possible and what possibilities open up to terrorists who choose to avail themselves of such technology. Please be specific in your identification of the types of technology as well as the aforementioned [...]
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Who is Brian Jenkins? What is he mainly known for in the area of terrorism? Explain his theory. Brian Jenkins is a world renowned expert on terrorism. He has written many publications and consulted multitudinous government agencies and private enterprises on terrorism. He’s a one of the few experts who predicted that terrorism would evolve [...]
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Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) pose a viable threat to mankind. Although there is no ideal solution in eradicating or limiting terrorist threats involving WMD attacks, there may be one practical way to finding such a solution. I think that the practical route would involve continuous efforts to curtail, and essentially make defunct, the production/retention [...]
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Although the notorious IRA (Irish Republican Army) can be traced to an attempted revolution in Dublin in 1916, the origins of terrorism in Ireland have been cultivating for quite some time before that very date. According to Dr. Goldstein (2007) “(…) religious differences between the Catholics (known as the Greens) and Protestants (known as the [...]
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Between the 1970s and 1990s IRA has orchestrated numerous terrorist attacks killing their adversaries, government officials, police officers, soldiers, and Catholics who worked for compromise. Their main tactic was the use of bombs, and some splinter groups of the IRA became very knowledgeable on the use of explosives, hence becoming master bombers. The IRA used [...]
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What basic components or criteria can be used to distinguish terrorism from other types of violence? Some people think that terrorism and criminal violence is the same type of crime, or at the very least, that they have big commonalities. However, terrorism is not like other violent crimes, and therefore, there are basic components and [...]
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