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Political Reasons
Inconvenient for government to label a terrorist group.
Many nations gain Independence through the use of terrorism.
Sometimes overcome tyranny or oust invading army.
Bureaucratic reasons
- Agencies use different vocabulary in describing terrorism.
- Definitions seen as tied to legitimacy and Budget.
Arbitrariness
- Terrorism is a tactic - can be used by various organizations &
entities.
- Terrorism must be defined for discussion & clarity
Non-state Actors
Start broad
-Split the world into 13 different regions.
Concentrated in three regions: Middle East, North Africa and South Asia and
South America.
Findings
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Spatial patterns:
More fatalities than attacks.
More attacks than fatalities.
Overall:
1970: Western Europe = 47%
1980: Latin America =55%
1990: South America, South Asia, Western Europa = 50%
2000: MENA, South Asia= 66%
72% of terrorism attacks occur in less than 10% of all countries in the
world.
Nearly 27% of attacks took place in just 4 countries:
-Colombia
-Iraq
-India
-Peru
10 countries account for almost half of the worlds terrorist attacks.
Conclusion
Terrorist attacks are highly concentrated in specific countries.
Findings
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-Why persected
-Whos responsible
-What to do to address persecution.
Socializes ideas with others
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Online
In-person
Provide a vision for how that world should be, and tell an
individual what they can/need to do in order to take the world
from the way it currently is to the way it should be.