Defining Terrorism

Abstract

In order to have long term success in fighting the War on Terrorism, there must be a clear, consistent, and consistent definition of what terrorism is and what it is not. This paper reviews many of the definitions of terrorism in current usage to determine if one can be developed that gives sufficient foundation for fighting this war in the long term.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA406502

Entities

People

  • Robert B. Du Mont Iii

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antiterrorism
  • Criminals
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • International Law
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Naval Operations
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design