POLS1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Securitization, Weather Underground, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
Document Summary
Terrorism: an objective way to define and consequently manage terrorism is needed but it is a subject that is difficult to outline, even the un has been unable to successfully define terrorism for numerous reasons. Different states regard certain groups in a different light; for example, israel regards the plo as a terrorist group while many in the middle. Additionally there are added difficulties as terror tactics are always changing. A really important argument however is o(cid:448)er (cid:449)hether states (cid:272)a(cid:374) use terroris(cid:373). This i(cid:374)(cid:272)ludes a state"s use of ar(cid:373)ed force against civilians and whether people under foreign occupation have a right to resistance: a few essential parts of what makes a terrorist attack: Intended to impact on wider audience: a few common factors: Cheap weapons [e. g homemade bombs, guns, knives, cars, etc]. It is important to note that terrorism and war crimes are two separate things: common goals found in terrorism: Provocation: do something - create an overaction.
