Terrorism

Terrorism has become a significant global concern throughout the last two decades, but it is also the result of the actions undertaken by many governments. The most significant global change in the last decades has been increased globalization. However, this globalization has always had a predominantly Western character. As a...

Terrorism and the prevention of terrorism is the focus of most nations in the world today. A vast amount of time and resources are allocated to efforts to thwart terroristic acts before they occur. A primary aspect of being able to get in front of terroristic attacks and prevent them...

The United States has become much more aware of agroterrorism over the years. With that in mind, the policy of how the US responds to such situations has also shifted remarkably over the years. Prior to the attacks of September 11, agroterrorism was something that was mostly handled by the...

In July 2015, Bogota Columbia was victimized by two terrorist bombings in the affluent financial district. The target was Porvenir, a private investment company. Seven people were injured though none of the injuries were serious. Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Chief, noted that FARC rebel attacks had been increasing in other...

The catastrophic and heart-rending experiences of September 11, 2001 are an imprint upon the consciousness of America—indeed, the entire world—that will never fade or disappear. The anniversary of this day is always one that engenders great sadness or anger or even spirited motivation among those who every year feel as...

After the September 11th attack, there has been a decline in the use of air transport where many passengers are scared of terrorist attacks. There has been also terrorists scare at airports in various cities such as Paris, London and New York. The terrorists’ scares have reduced the passengers who...

Osama Bin Laden thought the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were justified because one was a central trading place and one was a military target. He says that since the United States was terrorizing Arab countries for a long time, it served them right if women...

Question 1 Bin Laden believes that the attack on the World Trade Center is totally justified. He says that the WTC is not “A children’s school” and therefore didn’t take into account the children that may have died there. He also says that the Pentagon was a strictly military target...

Every person has the right to feel safe and secure within their environment. Given this, one often hears arguments concerning the importance of personal safety and how to maintain this in all areas of life. Such arguments range from home defence to how to keep safe on planes. Following the...

1. The personal narratives contained in the moving documentary “Escaping ISIS” demonstrate the individual tragedies that are the result of the geopolitical catastrophe that has been created with the formation of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. In the wake of the U.S.’s disastrous war in Iraq, which left...

For six years, terrorist group Boko Haram has rebelled against authority, leading frequent attacks on the northeastern part of Africa with the intent to overthrow the Nigerian government in hopes of establishing an Islamist state. Boko Haram recently gained the attention of everyone nationwide after the kidnapping of more than...

Introduction Attention getter: Lately, ISIS has become an increasingly popular topic in the news. As air strikes and taped executions continue to occur, the entire world wants to know more about this terrorist group. Thesis/Introduce the Subject: ISIS is a caliphate with extensive and sweeping goals, as they wish to...

On October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock killed 58 people and injured nearly 500 others when he reigned gunfire from his Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino 32nd floor hotel room onto a crowd of concert-goers attending Route 91, a country music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gunshots were first heard around...

Launched in 2004 as a branch of al-Qaeda in the Middle East, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) took control over the territory stretching from the Northern Syria to central Iraq in 2014. The financial facilitation of the terrorist group comes from controls over oil in Mosul (Iraq)...

The terrorist organization ISIS, also known as Daesh, claims they represent Islam. Therefore, they named themselves the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Moreover, they say they represent the true Islam, and the Muslims, who do not side with the ISIS are non-Muslims and deserve to be killed. We, as...

The Islamic State (IS) goes by many names, including the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the State of the Islamic Caliphate (SIC), and Da’ish (an Arabic abbreviated term for ISIL). IS found its origins in the Sunni resistance to...

The United States of America is faced with several threats. However, the most notable threat is terrorists. There are several terror groups that are presenting day to day threats to the peaceful United States of America. Some of the notable militia groups include Al Qaeda and ISIS. These groups are...

One of the main functions of government is to protect individuals and their property. Such protection includes protection against terrorism. After the 9/11 attacks, law enforcement agencies in the United States were equipped with new powers courtesy of the Homeland Security Act and the Patriotic Act. These acts have provisions...

Was the Patriot Act the right way to go? In my opinion, the time was right for the Patriot Act. I wasn’t very old back then when the tragedy of 9/11 happened, but I do know what people think of when a crisis happens. People needed a sense of security;...

Acts of terrorism have drastically increased over the past 20 years. More than 100,000 people worldwide have been killed in terrorist attacks since 2001. It seems that terrorists commit such radical and devastating acts in order to draw attention to an issue they feel is pressing in their own country,...