Terrorism: A Defining Moment in Our Recent History

Modern terrorism, as deduced from this literature, is acts to violence strategically used by secular groups spanning international borders with the aim of achieving a desired outcome. Further, it can be seen as organized activity whose genesis can be traced back to the 1880’s. From then to now there are identifiable traits and patterns observed from different (terrorist) groups which have allowed for the conceptualization of the term modern terrorism. This concept therefore, can be best explained in the context of being a wave or having a life cycle. That means it is a cycle of activity demarked by phases from inception and expands along the way then eventually it declines. The world, thus far, has experienced four waves of modern

Terrorism is a major threat to national and global security that encompasses more than violent means by foreigners and Islamic extremists. This is mainly because most of the recent terror acts in America have been carried out by single-issue individuals and special-interest extremists with the intention of protecting the environment and animals based on their beliefs. Actually, terrorism is described as the illegitimate use of extreme violence and force with the intention of coercing a

It would not at all be surprising if this decade comes to be known as the decade of terrorism in years to come. Since the turn of the millennium, terrorism, maybe more than any other global issue or topic, has plagued the world stage with constant news and horror. It can be argued that terrorism is a problem with no solution and no end in sight. The Islamic militant group, Al-Qaeda, is the most well known terrorist organization in the world. Al-Qaeda has been held accountable for some of the most tragic and horrifying acts of terror in history. Still, many people do not fully understand what Al-Qaeda is, who is behind it, and why it exists. A fluid, agreed-upon definition does not exist for the extremist

Global terrorism has been increasing problem since the end of the Cold War. With conditions favorable to terrorist organizations like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, global terrorism started to take rise when the Russians withdrew from Afghanistan. Due to the war on terror, there have been many tragic events like 9/11. As the world keeps advancing to newer and more advanced technology, so will ISIS. Therefore, we will need to arm ourselves with the knowledge of why terrorism is important to us as a society and how much damage terrorism is actually doing to us by looking at past history, current events, and the future of terrorism. To know more about terrorism, we first need look into past events and realize how much damage terrorism has already done to

This essay will endeavour to give an historical analysis of contemporary terrorism and its changing nature by focusing on three specific terrorist campaigns over the last thirty years. The essay will begin by first presenting a definition of terrorism and will move on to provide a brief account of the geographical shift in terrorism by discussing the movement from territorial based terrorism to more ideological focused campaigns. In addition, it will give a concise discussion on the theory of globalisation in relation to terrorism and the impact it has had on the growth of international

The Bolsheviks, or Red Russians were the majority fraction of the population, they were peasants, workers, and soldiers. The Mensheviks, also known as the White Russians were the minority fraction lead by Julius Martov. The two groups split and had a dispute about the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. The Bolsheviks were led by Vladimir Lenin. He was first expelled from Kazan Imperial University for protesting against then Russia’s ruler, the Tzars. Later he moved to Petrograd, now St. Petersburg where studied Marxism and was arrested for sedition and exiled to Shushenskoye for three years. Marxism it the political and economic theories of Karl

While terrorism dates back to around 1 BCE, it has become much more prominent in our everyday lives within the past few decades. We are constantly worried about the next attack, when it is going to happen, and where it will be. Whether it is physical or cyber, terrorism is one of the top concerns for the United States. Although it is extremely difficult to define, the U.S. Department of Defense describes it as “the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological objectives” (Hoffman, 31). While it is hard for us to understand why someone would cause something as horrific as 9/11 or the Paris bombing, terrorists believe that they are doing good and helping the world. They are very methodical, have missions, rules and regulations, followers, and goals that they want to achieve. The goals of terrorism are to evoke fear, fight for religious, ideological, or political change, and to obtain worldwide recognition for what they have done.

To begin, as we enter the new millennium, humanity is coming face to face with the most dangerous global challenge of terrorism. With each passing day, it is becoming more widespread in the planetary scale. Terrorist methods practiced by many extremist organizations around the world show that terrorism is an international phenomenon. Both qualitative and quantitative changes take place. The number of extremist organizations is increasing. They expand its geography and complicated structure, improve their methods. Terrorist acts are getting more and more thought-out and violent, as terrorists use the most modern technology, weapons and

For the first time in decades, the United States was under attack by an outside foreign enemy on September 11, 2001. It was the day that “our security weaknesses were exploited, our vulnerability was exposed, and our fear became real” (Territo). Since then, our world changed forever. These attacks and the ongoing war on terrorism have proved that terrorism has no respect for jurisdictional boundaries. Terrorism is premediated and uses violence to achieve their own set of political goals or objectives. It is viewed as the violent actions of specific groups who want to violate the authority of the government.

Terrorism has existed for many generations and has now grown to become one of today’s leading national security threats in the 21st century.

In 1903 the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party the second congress, a new proletariat political party -- the Bolshevik party officially born. “According to Spielvogel glossary, p967, Bolsheviks was a small faction of the Russian social democratic party who were led by Lenin and dedicated to violent revolution; they seized power in Russia in 1917 and were subsequently renamed the communists.” The establishment of the Bolshevik party is a major turning point in Russian history of the labor movement, and promote the development of Russian Revolution. It produced a far-reaching impact on not only the history of the Russian revolution process and later the international communist

The Russian Civil War raged from 1918 until the start of 1921. During this time the Bolsheviks faced massive opposition to their rule in the form of the White Armies, led by the former officers of the Tsarist state, and also from intervention by the forces of foreign countries. The Bolsheviks were surrounded, and often outnumbered by their opponents. At times, their situation seemed hopeless. Yet, by the start of 1921, the Bolsheviks had defeated their enemies and gained a complete victory. This victory can be attributed to the party’s aims, leadership, geography, and support.

Terrorism in the twenty-first century has some similarities and differences from terrorism in the twentieth century. Terrorism is, in its broadest sense, the use or threatened use of violence in order to achieve a political, religious, or ideological aim. Also useful to remember that because the two entities involved, the terrorists and the terrorized, are on the opposite end of the political, religious or ideological continuum, the same act is viewed by them differently. There is much sense in the phrase one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.

The history of terrorism can be traced back as far as the French revolution. Some of these acts of terrorism only seem as distant reminders of our past, but at the same time, are not a far cry from today’s brutal acts; and although these acts seem distant, it doesn’t also mean they are no longer in the thoughts of individuals in today’s time.

Terrorism, which has been around for as long as people can remember, has been on the rise for the past ten years. Terrorists usually use murdering, kidnapping, hi-jacking and bombings to achieve their political purpose. For instance, according to Wikipedia.com (2006), in 1985 816 deaths, then in 2003, more than 1,000 people died by terorist acts around the world. In recent years, terrorism seems to be at a new height and attacks are much more violent than in the past. Unfortunately, in spite of many anti-terror campaigns, projects and organizations are being created for prevention (to prevent) terrorism, the number of terrorists only is increasing. These days terrorism is all over the world.