Terrorism And Its Effects On The World And Society

Acts of terrorism such as hostage taking, hi jacking, bombing, and mass killings could leave countless survivors and witnesses scarred for life. According to the article “THE TERRORISM AND ITS PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS” by Irina Ioana, “several studies on the psychological effects of attacks in Europe or in the context of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict have shown a sometimes high rate of depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among victims” (Irina 220). Iona displays a column table in her article that indicates: 39% of the individuals involved on site when terrorists attack happens suffers from and anxiety, and 18% suffer Post Traumatic stress disorder. Not only does the after effects of terrorism cause people to suffer from psychological stress but certain attacks for example; a bombing can cause many people to lose employment due to the businesses destroyed within the range of the terrorist attacks causing civilians to lose their financial stability, which can also have a negative effect on the city’s

Lester Holt there was a deadly terrorist attack in Paris. A gunman opened fire on police officers killing one and leaving the other two injured. The gunman was using a military grade gun. After the terror attack ISIS claimed that they sent the gunman. A few days earlier two men were arrested upon suspicion of an attack to disrupt the election, another gunman was shot and killed outside of the louvre. Sociology and terrorism go hand in hand. When an act of terrorism occurs sociologists study how the nation responds to the event. We are currently on high alert due to North Korea testing nuclear bombs. The U.S. currently has spy planes that are monitoring any move made by the country. President Trump claims that we are in good terms with North Korea

According to Global Issues in Context, "Terrorism is the attempts to achieve a goal through violent or destructive acts intended to induce change by instilling fear among a group of people,” we could use this meaning to account the past terrorist activities that have happened in the U.S. Examples could be the 9/11 attacks that accounted for 82% of all terrorist-related deaths in the western world from 2000-2014 (economicsandpeace,org) The attacks also prompted 52% of Americans to not being able to concentrate on their work after the immediate days according to terrorismanlyasis.com. The importance of the past history of terrorism also spreads to the public of nations working to fight terrorism. “Civilians are not expected to be victims of political violence” (terrorismanlysis). In the book “The Terrorist’s Son” Zak Ebrahim explains the deaths that his father, Sayyid, caused. Including the 1993 World Trade Center bombings and the assassination of Rabbi Kahane (9). The past history of terrorism is important to society because of how the war on terror started and how past events unfolded in the U.S. Now we need to see what is currently happening with terrorist

Preventing Terrorism in the United States is a hard thing to overcome, but the government is trying their best to control and prevent terrorist attacks from happening. “The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, were a turning point in American history and demonstrated that the government must have the authority necessary to defend against future attacks, including the right to use the best technology to intercept potentially conspiratorial communications (Jacobs and Newton 1). Having advanced technologies in the United States can prevent Terrorism from happening.

These include studies by Morland, Butler and Leskin into the effects of terrorism in the United States; Vazquez, Perez-Sales and Hervas covering the social and individual effects of terrorism in Madrid; Frazier and Berman covering post-traumatic growth in female sexual assault victims; and Joseph, Williams and Yule on psychosocial perspectives on PTSD and treatment (TRG pg 19). These studies show the importance of reprogramming PTSD clients towards normalizing and coping methods and re-integration into their social worlds using tools that bring about positive attitudes in mind, body, and spirituality.

Terrorism and mental health have never been as intertwined as they are today. From the impact of terror attacks on people’s mental health to the use of mental health as a scapegoat for terrorism, Mental Health Europe identifies terrorism as a new challenge for mental health advocates.

Externally, states take into account any and all threats existing in their environment that may bring about conflict to its right to rule. As states spend resources and time parcipaniting in competing with its outside rivals in military and economically ways to neutralize the threats to its legitimacy. On the other hand, how about the internal threats to the state legitimacy. With that being the case, is it possible for a state to be as successful with neutralizing threats to its legitimacy imposed by its people, in the same way as its external threats? To answer this question, yes it is possible. Generally using violence is seen as the primary tool in achieving the goal of overthrowing the state, in the traditional forms of armed guerillas or violent protesters rioting and looting. In this situation, the response from the state consist of confronting the protesters with the army and police as a means of overwhelming the violence with using violence upon the people and crushing the uprising. This practices has been used for hundreds of years by states to protect their claim of legitimacy and is still today the ideal thinking for handling protest.

History is made every day. Some may be good and some may be bad, some may be ground breaking discoveries and some may be heart shattering tragedies. History will never stop being made and it is our job as united citizens, politicians, and leaders to make sure that a great America will go down in history books forever. I want America to seem like the great place that it is to generations and generations to come.In my opinion America is headed down a bad path. Terrorism is a horrible thing yet there is no doubting that rates of terrorism have raised within the last ten years. One of the worst parts of terrorism after September eleventh is that most terrorist attacks in America were caused by of American citizens. Although terrorism is a heinous

Terrorism is something that has affected the lives of the American population in the United States at least once in their lifetimes. It is something that Americans have read about in history books and have seen on national television. The United States defines terrorism under Title 22 of the U.S. Code (USC) Section 2656f (d) as a, “premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents, usually intended to influence an audience.” The U.S. Code breaks terrorism down into two subsections under 18 USC 2331 as “international terrorism” and “domestic terrorism”. International terrorism is defined as:

Terrorism is “the use of violence against people or property to force changes in societies or governments, strikes fear in the hearts of people everywhere.” Terrorism is something that has been going on for many centuries now. It is nothing new to the history of our world. During earlier times, and even now terrorism was started by individual people, groups of people, and political classes. Terrorism does not always happen the exact same way every time.

There are many definitions of terrorism as well as types that fill our society. The individual definitions are different from each other because people grow up in different cultures and form different opinions; however, more organized are the different types of terrorism because they are grouped with similar topics.

Over the years there have been significant changes in how terrorism is carried out. With the changes in how terrorism is carried out there have also been dramatic changes in how countries counter terrorist attacks. The modifications in the way a country counters these terrorist attacks affects international relations of these countries. These issues bring about the question of how have counter terrorism methods affected international relations. To answer this question several things must be addressed which are, methodology, history of terrorism, and a literature review of multiple authors that have discussed this subject.

Terrorism affects a country in many ways. They affect the economy and the population living in that country.

From the lips of the FBI, “Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objective.” On September 11, 2001 the United States of America experienced such actions, it was the largest terror attack experienced by any country. The affect this had on America was tremendous,

Terrorism, though lacks a unified definition around the world, it can easily be defined as any act or behavior of threat that results in violence by groups, an individual, a state, or any non-combatant people. These groups that perpetuate violence target civilians on purpose so as to influence a specific reaction or behavior from the government or a particular state organ. The 21st century is challenged with the threat of terrorism that takes place in different countries around the world. The fact that terrorist groups do not respect boundaries and frontiers, further complicate the matter because every country and people around the world becomes susceptible to violence from a terrorist attack. This paper argues that terrorism as a crime against humanity is a global challenge because it threatens world security, peace, and civil democracy.