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Terrorism. Defining Terrorism. Random/surprise use of violence Against civilians/innocents By non-state actors For political ends Audrey Kurth Cronin (2002/3). Types of Terrorism. Left Wing Shining Path; Tupac Amaru Right Wing Ku Klux Klan; neo-Nazis Ethnonationalist/separatist
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Defining Terrorism • Random/surprise use of violence • Against civilians/innocents • By non-state actors • For political ends • Audrey Kurth Cronin (2002/3)
Types of Terrorism • Left Wing • Shining Path; Tupac Amaru • Right Wing • Ku Klux Klan; neo-Nazis • Ethnonationalist/separatist • Tamil Tigers; Basque Separatist Party • Religious/ “sacred” • Al-Qaeda; Hezbollah (Party of God); Hamas;
Types of Terrorism • Domestic • Right wing organization, anarchists, IRA, Basque separatists; • Separatist movements with transnational ties • International • Al-Qaeda; Hezbollah; Jemaah Islamiyah
Terrorism, 2001 Source: US Department of State; http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/2001/html/10273.htm
Terrorism, 2000 Source: US Department of State; http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900LargeMaps/SKAR-64GDMJ?OpenDocument
Trends in Terrorism • Decrease in left-wing terrorism • Decreased incidence of terror attacks: 1980s: 543/year; 1990s: 382/year • Increase in religious terrorism • Increased targeting of the US • Increased lethality per attack • Increased incidence of suicide bombings Source: Cronin 2002/03
Causes of Terrorism • Cultural backlash against globalization • Poverty • Imperialism and injustice • Succession/self-determination
Responses to Terrorism • Law enforcement: homeland security • War on terror: international preemption • Concessions? • Demographic separation?