POLSCI 3B03 Lecture : SECURITIZATION & WAR ON TERROR PART 1 Political Science 3B03
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Hydraulic fracking [production of energy for the united states] Supposed to produce oil and gas, which will allow the united states to be self sufficient. Making a huge difference geopolitically, because if it becomes self dependent on energy it will lower its dependence on middle eastern oil. That change the way we conduct policy at home: end of the cold war, globalization. For canada, one of the most important was 9/11 and the advent on the war on terror. Unifying event for many countries around the world. What is terrorism? : definition: terrorism is the symbolic use of violence or extra normal means to change political behaviour, symbolic use of violence terrorism in this definition has to send a message. World trade center (center of capitalism/western wealth) symbolic of the concern that america is getting out of control in terms of capture by the evil of wealth; Just as the ira went after certain targets;