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Terrorism

Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war against non-combatants.

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Etymology and definition

History

Types of terrorism

Causes and motivations

Democracy and domestic terrorism

Perpetrators

Tactics

Counterterrorism strategies

State and state sponsored-terrorism

Impact and debate

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Terrorism

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Triples707
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Terrorism

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related to Further reading · 146
Terrorism → Abschied, Administration, Alex, America, April, Archived, Arnaud, Bakker, Berlin, Blin, Blood, Bowie, Brenda, Burleigh, California Press, Cambridge University Press, Canadian Institute, Chaliand, Christopher, Coates
related to United Kingdom · 86
Terrorism → Alan, Andrew, Bibliography, Blackbourn, Bonner, Britain, British Experiences, British Law, British Perspectives, British State, Cham, Chin, Civil Liberties, Claire, Clutterbuck, Conflict, Confronting, Constitutionalism, Contagion, Counter-Terrorism
related to Bibliography · 65
Terrorism → ABC-CLIO, Bouhey, Bruce, Carola, Chalk, Champ Vallon, Chapter One, Claudia, Columbia University Press, CS1, Dietze, Encyclopedia, Epoque, Ethnologie, Ferragu, France, Francis, Gilles, Global Patterns, History
related to Etymology · 28
Terrorism → Bali, Basque Homeland, Beirut, Edmund Burke, ETA, Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, France, French Revolution, Geneva, In, IRA, Irish Republican Army, Jacobin, Jacobin Club, Jacobins, John Calvin's, Leila Khaled, Liberty, Life, Maximilien Robespierre
related to Religious terrorism · 25
Terrorism → According, Afghanistan, Alexander Tsesis, Before, Chechen, College Park, Global Terrorism Index, Hamas, Hamas Charter's, In, IRA, Iraq, Islamist, Israel, Israeli, Maryland, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian, Palestinian Imam Ahmed Yassin
related to Non-state groups · 24
Terrorism → According, Basque Homeland, Colombia, ELN, ETA, Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, Farabundo Marti National Liberation, FARC, FMLN, Front, Global Terrorism Database, Groups, IRA, Irish Republican Army, Kurdistan Workers Party, Liberation Tigers, Liberty, National Liberation Army, New People's Army, PKK
related to Response in the United States · 24
Terrorism → According, America's, Arkin, Army, Bush Doctrine, Civilian, Dana Priest, Democrats, However, In, Islamists, Manual, Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field, Middle East, Republicans, Sarah Sewall, Sewall, Some, Sometimes, The
related to Pre-modern terrorism · 22
Terrorism → According, Assassins, Bruce Hoffman, Critics, David, Early, Fear, For, He, History, Jewish Sicarii Zealots, New Terrorism, Order, Paul Wilkinson, Rapoport, Rapoport's, Technological, The, The Oxford Handbook, Three Religious Traditions
related to State terrorism · 22
Terrorism → Allied, As, Dresden, Former United Nations Secretary-General, German, He, Hiroshima, If, In, Japanese, Kofi Annan, London, Nagasaki, Pearl Harbor, Political Science Michael Stohl, Professor, State, The, The Chairman, This
related to Perpetrators · 17
Terrorism → According, Alan, Another, Bali, Krueger, London, Mumbai, Others, Over, Palestinian, Palestinians, Peshawar, Roderick Hindery, September, Some, The, These

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terrorist state groups political terrorists attacks states united used violence international religious acts terror use new group media fear war

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Terrorismcausesand motivationsTerrorist acts frequently have a political purpose based on self-determination claims0.90text
Terrorismis aform of asymmetric warfare and is more common when direct conventional warfare will not be effective because opposing forces vary greatly in power0.90text
Terrorismis apejorative term0.90text
Terrorismis aact0.90text
transportation hubsinstance ofBy targeting densely populated public areas0.80text
airportsinstance ofBy targeting densely populated public areas0.80text
shopping centersinstance ofBy targeting densely populated public areas0.80text
tourist attractionsinstance ofBy targeting densely populated public areas0.80text
and nightlife venuesinstance ofBy targeting densely populated public areas0.80text
terrorists aim to instil widespread insecurityinstance ofBy targeting densely populated public areas0.80text
prompting policy changes through psychological manipulationinstance ofBy targeting densely populated public areas0.80text
undermining confidence in security measures.The termsinstance ofBy targeting densely populated public areas0.80text

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