8246 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Plano Real, Quran, Counter-Terrorism
20 Jun 2018
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Week 12 - Terrorism
There are some big questions to be asked
What is terror?
Who are the terrorists?
What do the terrorists want?
How long will the war against terror last?
Is terror a threat to our national security?
Has terror provoked a disproportionate reaction from us?
What have we lost as a result of the war on terror?
What is the cost of terrorism?
What is the future of terrorism?
How do we approach de-radicalisation and counter-radicalisation?
Terrorism
The threat or use of physical coercion, primarily against non-combatants, especially civilians, to
create fear in order to achieve various political objectives
An action or threat of action where the action causes certain defined forms of harm or interference
and the action is done or the threat is made with the intention of advancing a political, religious, or
ideological cause
Terrorism
United Nations
No agreed definition but 4 actions
1. Address the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism
2. Prevent and combat terrorism
3. Build State's capacity to prevent and combat terrorism and to strengthen the role of
the united nations system in that regard, and
4. Ensure respect for human rights for all and the rule of law as the fundamental basis
for the fight against terrorism
Terrorism
Not an end in itself
A tactic used as a means of war
Asymmetric
Used by the weak to have an impact
Effective
Terrorist Act
A terrorist act in defined as an action or threat of action where the action:
Causes serious physical harm to a person
Causes serious damage to property
Causes a person's death
Endangers a persons life, other than the life of the person taking action
Creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or a section of he public, or
Seriously interferes with, seriously disrupts, or destroys an electronic system
Is conducted with the intent of forcing an action for a political, ideological, or religious cause
(this is what makes it different from a criminal act)
Terrorist Groups
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Document Summary
There are some big questions to be asked. The threat or use of physical coercion, primarily against non-combatants, especially civilians, to create fear in order to achieve various political objectives. An action or threat of action where the action causes certain defined forms of harm or interference and the action is done or the threat is made with the intention of advancing a political, religious, or ideological cause. Address the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism. Build state"s capacity to prevent and combat terrorism and to strengthen the role of. 3. the united nations system in that regard, and. Ensure respect for human rights for all and the rule of law as the fundamental basis. A tactic used as a means of war. Used by the weak to have an impact. A terrorist act in defined as an action or threat of action where the action: Causes serious physical harm to a person.
