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Indicators of Terrorism Vulnerability in Africa

Author : Air Force Air Force Institute of Technology
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781523328017
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Indicators of Terrorism Vulnerability in Africa written by Air Force Air Force Institute of Technology and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-01-10 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2006, David Kilcullen stated that there has been more written about insurgency in the last four years then the last four decades, when the terminology was created. Terrorist organizations, in recent history, have been conducting operations similar to insurgents, such as living among the population in highly urbanized areas, where they conduct both recruiting and operations. It is important to note that this increased interest in terrorism is not based upon a single event, but in an increasing trend in terrorist attacks. From the years 1968-1997, the global average number of attacks ranged between 243 and 305 events annually. However, since 1997, that number has increased more than 6 times resulting in between 1589 to 1895 events per year. Between these time periods, the lethality of terrorist attacks have also increased. The United States government states that it has "no greater responsibility then ensuring the safety and security of the American people." Today, the global terrorism threat presents the greatest viable threat to the American people and therefore, is one of the main focuses of the United States government, as well as the rest of the world. Despite the importance of the issue, little is known about modern terrorism. Partially, this is due to the nature of today's insurgents, who differ significantly in terms of "policy, strategy, operational art, and tactical technique" from past insurgents. Consequently, this puts the United States and the world as a whole in a position where we know little about this global threat. Furthermore, this lack of understanding of this adversary has caused the U.S. to take a reactionary stance to countering terrorism, instead of a preventative stance.

Multivariate Indicators of Terrorism Vulnerability in Africa

Author : Air Force Air Force Institute of Technology
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781523327522
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Multivariate Indicators of Terrorism Vulnerability in Africa written by Air Force Air Force Institute of Technology and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-01-10 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terrorism in Africa has increased more than six-fold since 1997, with an increase in lethality as well. The U.S. government has spent billions of dollars to counter this increase in terrorism; however, terrorism in Africa has increased seemingly unabated. Furthermore, these methods used to counter-terrorism have been reactionary as opposed to preventative. To address the terrorism threat to a country, we must first understand which characteristics make a country vulnerable to such a threat. A confirmatory analysis bridges the inter-discipline gap between quantitative and qualitative fields through as assessment of observational findings about the causes of terrorism. An exploratory analysis evaluates additional variables to find indicators with predictive ability. Lastly, a classification analysis further analyzes these indicator relationships in order identify break points where vulnerabilities are most detected. Ultimately, these indicators should aid in providing key strategic options to reduce the terror threat and vulnerabilities across Africa.

Multivariate Indicators of Terrorism Vulnerability in Africa

Author : Air Force Air Force Institute of Technology
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781514166963
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book Multivariate Indicators of Terrorism Vulnerability in Africa written by Air Force Air Force Institute of Technology and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-10 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terrorism in Africa has increased more than six-fold since 1997, with an increase in lethality as well. The U.S. government has spent billions of dollars to counter this increase in terrorism; however, terrorism in Africa has increased seemingly unabated. Furthermore, these methods used to counter-terrorism have been reactionary as opposed to preventative. To address the terrorism threat to a country, we must first understand which characteristics make a country vulnerable to such a threat. A confirmatory analysis bridges the inter-discipline gap between quantitative and qualitative fields through as assessment of observational findings about the causes of terrorism. An exploratory analysis evaluates additional variables to find indicators with predictive ability. Lastly, a classification analysis further analyzes these indicator relationships in order identify break points where vulnerabilities are most detected. Ultimately, these indicators should aid in providing key strategic options to reduce the terror threat and vulnerabilities across Africa.

Indicators of Terrorism Vulnerability in Africa

Author : Air Force Air Force Institute of Technology
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781514166987
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book Indicators of Terrorism Vulnerability in Africa written by Air Force Air Force Institute of Technology and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indicators of Terrorism Vulnerability in Africa

African Counterterrorism Cooperation

Author : Andre Le Sage
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612343813
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book African Counterterrorism Cooperation written by Andre Le Sage and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa is a continent of growing strategic importance in the global war on terrorism. Over the past decade, it has seen a significant number of terrorist attacks and operations, both north and south of the Sahara. Many of these attacks have been led by, coordinated with, or purported to be in support of al Qaeda, but others have been launched by African organizations without significant external support. African Counterterrorism Cooperation provides an overview of terrorist threats in each African economic region and examines terrorism and counterterrorism efforts on the continent as a whole. Drawn largely from papers presented by distinguished experts at a recent conference sponsored by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University in Washington, DC, this volume comprises chapters on terrorism threats and vulnerabilities in Africa, the roles of the African Union and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, counterterrorism measures in East Africa, terrorism threats and responses in the Southern African Development Community Region, and counterterrorism initiatives in the Economic Community of West African States. The final chapter offers an overview of U.S. support for African counterterrorism efforts. Edited by Dr. Andre Le Sage and with a foreword by Gen. Carlton W. Fulford, Jr., USMC (Ret.).

Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309167922
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism by : Institute of Medicine

Download or read book Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-08-26 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oklahoma City bombing, intentional crashing of airliners on September 11, 2001, and anthrax attacks in the fall of 2001 have made Americans acutely aware of the impacts of terrorism. These events and continued threats of terrorism have raised questions about the impact on the psychological health of the nation and how well the public health infrastructure is able to meet the psychological needs that will likely result. Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism highlights some of the critical issues in responding to the psychological needs that result from terrorism and provides possible options for intervention. The committee offers an example for a public health strategy that may serve as a base from which plans to prevent and respond to the psychological consequences of a variety of terrorism events can be formulated. The report includes recommendations for the training and education of service providers, ensuring appropriate guidelines for the protection of service providers, and developing public health surveillance for preevent, event, and postevent factors related to psychological consequences.

Security in Africa

Author : Claire Metelits
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781442239555
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (395 download)

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Download or read book Security in Africa written by Claire Metelits and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, Africa has been on the periphery of Western security policy. After 9/11, the U.S. and many of its allies increased engagement with the continent with claims that East Africa and the Sahel were hubs of terrorist activity. Intelligence analysts, asserting that ungoverned spaces and failed states were training grounds for future terrorists, increased their focus on Muslim populations in Africa. They concluded that political instability and poverty provided fertile recruiting fields to those who wanted to do harm to the West. Analyses reflecting these ideas flooded government narratives about the African continent. This text questions this approach to insecurity in Africa as well as American security and foreign policy. Looking at the narratives used by various Western governments since 2001, it argues that commonly used indicators of threats are based on mainstream security perspectives that provide a circumscribed view of what is a threat to international security in a post-9/11 world. To do so, it focuses on four key indicators: ungoverned spaces and failed states, Muslim populations, poverty, and political instability. By assessing specific threats critically, it explains how analysts need to understand the historic, social, political, and cultural contexts before correctly informing the West s foreign policy in Africa. It shows that these traditional characterizations of threats in Africa are relics of the Cold-War era perspectives of security, which focused on military capabilities, and can lead to dangerous security policy decisions. A critical approach to these indicators provides a more realistic and practical view of threats in Africa that have the potential to affect international stability. It also offers a broader and more dynamic approach to today s conditions in Africa in which the security of the individual affects the security of the international community."

Terrorism in Africa

Author : Martha Crenshaw
Publisher : Dartmouth Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Terrorism in Africa written by Martha Crenshaw and published by Dartmouth Publishing Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of a series, this work is concerned with international terrorism, and deals with its manifestation in Africa. Among the events and topics covered are: the Entebbe rescue mission; African guerillas and indigenous governments; South Africa, terrorism and state disintegration; and more.

Transatlantic Security from the Sahel to the Horn of Africa

Author : Riccardo Alcaro
Publisher : Edizioni Nuova Cultura
ISBN 13 : 8868122731
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (681 download)

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Download or read book Transatlantic Security from the Sahel to the Horn of Africa written by Riccardo Alcaro and published by Edizioni Nuova Cultura. This book was released on 2014-05-21 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the so-called Arab Spring has slid into political uncertainty, lingering insecurity and civil conflict, European and American initial enthusiasm for anti-authoritarian protests has given way to growing concerns that revolutionary turmoil in North Africa may in fact have exposed the West to new risks. Critical in cementing this conviction has been the realisation that developments originated from Arab Mediterranean countries and spread to the Sahel have now such a potential to affect Western security and interests as to warrant even military intervention, as France’s operation in Mali attests. EU and US involvement in fighting piracy off the Horn of Africa had already laid bare the nexus between their security interests and protracted crises in sub-Saharan Africa. But the new centrality acquired by the Sahel after the Arab uprisings – particularly after Libya’s civil war – has elevated this nexus to a new, larger dimension. The centre of gravity of Europe’s security may be swinging to Africa, encompassing a wide portion of the continental landmass extending south of Mediterranean coastal states. The recrudescence of the terrorist threat from Mali to Algeria might pave the way to an American pivot to Africa, thus requiring fresh thinking on how the European Union and the United States can better collaborate with each other and with relevant regional actors.

Countering Terrorism in East Africa

Author : Lauren Ploch
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437943012
Total Pages : 71 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book Countering Terrorism in East Africa written by Lauren Ploch and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. government has implemented a range of programs to counter violent extremist threats in East Africa in response to Al Qaeda's bombing of the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998 and subsequent transnational terrorist activity in the region. These programs include regional and bilateral efforts, both military and civilian. The programs seek to build regional intelligence, military, law enforcement, and judicial capacities; strengthen aviation, port, and border security; stem the flow of terrorist financing; and counter the spread of extremist ideologies. Contents of this report: Overview; The Transnational Terrorist Threat in East Africa; The U.S. Response; Regional Programs; Bilateral Programs. Map and tables. A print on demand report.

Radicalization to Terrorism

Author : Sophia Moskalenko
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190862610
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Radicalization to Terrorism written by Sophia Moskalenko and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terrorism and radicalization came to the forefront of news and politics in the US after the unforgettable attacks of September 11th, 2001. When George W. Bush famously asked "Why do they hate us?," the President echoed the confusion, anger and fear felt by millions of Americans, while also creating a politicized discourse that has come to characterize and obscure discussions of both phenomena in the media. Since then the American public has lived through a number of domestic attacks and threats, and watched international terrorist attacks from afar on television sets and computer screens. The anxiety and misinformation surrounding terrorism and radicalization are perhaps best detected in questions that have continued to recur in the last decade: "Are terrorists crazy?"; "Is there a profile of individuals likely to become terrorists?"; "Is it possible to prevent radicalization to terrorism?" Fortunately, in the two decades since 9/11, a significant body of research has emerged that can help provide definitive answers. As experts in the psychology of radicalization, Sophia Moskalenko and Clark McCauley propose twelve mechanisms that can move individuals, groups, and mass publics from political indifference to sympathy and support for terrorist violence. Radicalization to Terrorism: What Everyone Needs to Know synthesizes original and existing research to answer the questions raised after each new attack, including those committed by radicalized Americans. It offers a rigorously informed overview of the insight that will enable readers to see beyond the relentless news cycle to understand where terrorism comes from and how best to respond to it.

Global Terrorism Index 2020

Author : Institute for Economics and Peace
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780646819761
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Global Terrorism Index 2020 written by Institute for Economics and Peace and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups

Author : Mark S. Hamm
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437929591
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups written by Mark S. Hamm and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Examines terrorists¿ involvement in a variety of crimes ranging from motor vehicle violations, immigration fraud, and mfg. illegal firearms to counterfeiting, armed bank robbery, and smuggling weapons of mass destruction. There are 3 parts: (1) Compares the criminality of internat. jihad groups with domestic right-wing groups. (2) Six case studies of crimes includes trial transcripts, official reports, previous scholarship, and interviews with law enforce. officials and former terrorists are used to explore skills that made crimes possible; or events and lack of skill that the prevented crimes. Includes brief bio. of the terrorists along with descriptions of their org., strategies, and plots. (3) Analysis of the themes in closing arguments of the transcripts in Part 2. Illus.

Cyber Warfare and Terrorism: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799824675
Total Pages : 1697 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Cyber Warfare and Terrorism: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 1697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the rise of big data and the internet of things, terrorist organizations have been freed from geographic and logistical confines and now have more power than ever before to strike the average citizen directly at home. This, coupled with the inherently asymmetrical nature of cyberwarfare, which grants great advantage to the attacker, has created an unprecedented national security risk that both governments and their citizens are woefully ill-prepared to face. Examining cyber warfare and terrorism through a critical and academic perspective can lead to a better understanding of its foundations and implications. Cyber Warfare and Terrorism: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is an essential reference for the latest research on the utilization of online tools by terrorist organizations to communicate with and recruit potential extremists and examines effective countermeasures employed by law enforcement agencies to defend against such threats. Highlighting a range of topics such as cyber threats, digital intelligence, and counterterrorism, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for law enforcement, government officials, lawmakers, security analysts, IT specialists, software developers, intelligence and security practitioners, students, educators, and researchers.

Toxic Terror

Author : Jonathan B. Tucker
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262700719
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Toxic Terror written by Jonathan B. Tucker and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2000-02-28 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In-depth case studies of twelve terrorist groups and individuals who, from 1946 to 1998, allegedly acquired or employed CBW agents. Policymakers, scholars, and the news media have been alarmed by the potential for chemical and biological weapons (CBW) terrorism, and the U.S. Congress has allocated billions of dollars for counterterrorism and "consequence management" programs. Driving these concerns are the global spread of scientific knowledge and technology relevant to CBW terrorism and the vulnerability of civilian populations to chemical and biological attacks. Notably lacking from the analysis, however, has been a careful assessment of the terrorists themselves. What types of terrorist groups or individuals are both capable of acquiring chemical and biological weapons and motivated to use them, and for what purposes? Further, what types of toxic agents would probably be produced, and how would they be delivered? Answers to these questions would enable policymakers to prepare for the most likely contingencies. To this end, Toxic Terror provides in-depth case studies of twelve terrorist groups and individuals who, from 1946 to 1998, allegedly acquired or employed CBW agents. The cases were researched from primary sources, including court documents, interviews, and declassified government files. By comparing the twelve cases, the book identifies characteristic motivations and patterns of behavior associated with CBW terrorism and provides an empirical basis for prudent, cost-effective strategies of prevention and response.

Threat Assessment

Author : Robert A. Fein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Threat Assessment written by Robert A. Fein and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Extremist Groups

Author : Richard H. Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780942511741
Total Pages : 961 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Extremist Groups written by Richard H. Ward and published by . This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 961 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compendium of information on terrorist groups, violent international criminal gangs, and other extremist groups that have been or are currently operating is intended for use as a reference guide and research tool for academics, students, government officials, security personnel, military personnel, law enforcement personnel, and the public. The publication also lists and describes political organizations and religious or ethnic factions that espouse violence or display the threat of violence in their philosophical or operational standards. The information was collected from a broad range of sources, including interviews with, law enforcement and military practitioners, researchers and academics, and and government officials. The organizations are listed geographically by continent and country. The listing for each organization covers its stated aims, ideology, or policy; areas of operation, numbers of active members, numbers of supporters, structure, headquarters, leaders' names, funding sources, types of activities, publications, network contacts, significant actions and activities, and trends.