PSCI 2601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Nuclear Terrorism, Nuclear Proliferation, Ingroups And Outgroups
10 Oct 2018
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Defining terrorism: the un has been debating this for decades but still hasn"t come up with a consensus on it yet, it"s difficult to define as it is a subjective and evasive term. ): political change, obtain power, social solidarity, express grievances, status and fame: root cause: injustice, marginalization, oppression/deprivation, culture, religion, terrorism is a weapon of the weak conducted by a minority of individuals who promote an extremist ideology. Transnational terrorism: the 1960s: expansion of commercial air travel, availability of televised news coverage, broad political and ideological interests among extremists that intersected around a common cause terrorizing the west. Al qaeda the nexus of global terrorism -- a terrorist group, a sub-state financial provider, ideological rallying point for groups striving toward the common goal of an. Islamic state: the goals, according to osama bin laden, include: restoration of the former greatness of islam, defense of oppressed muslims and the defeat of the theological enemies of.
