Terrorism: Analyzing the Threat

Abstract

This paper examines the nature of the terrorist threat by analyzing terrorism, terrorist acts, and terrorist groups. It seeks to describe underlying characteristics of terrorist groups and the acts which they commit. Once these characteristics have been established the paper offers suggestions for counterterrorist strategies and assesses the potential effectiveness of these strategies in specific case examples in the middle east.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1998
Accession Number
ADA344982

Entities

People

  • Byron J. Young

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antiterrorism
  • Civil War
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Violence
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design