Terrorism And Non State Violent Groups

Using the concepts of security, terrorism and risk learnt in this unit, critically evaluate the record of global counter-terrorism measures since the 9/11 attacks.

The United States experienced one of the biggest scaled Domestic Terror Attacks on eleventh September 2001. These assaults against our incredible country were done with the capturing of numerous aircraft transporters. The repercussions of these appalling demonstrations left the aggregate decimation of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and other relevant areas. After these occasions the USA Patriot Act of 2001 was passed, and the Department of Homeland Security started to devise and execute the first of numerous missions and conventions to alleviate any further dangers to the United States. Since the sanction of the Patriot Act, there have been various indications of fear based oppressor plots and thwarted assaults against the United States

The Quadrennial Homeland Security review suggest six strategic challenges that will drive the overall risk to the nation over the next five years. These six risks include: the terrorist threat; growing cyber threats; biological concerns; nuclear terrorism; transnational criminal organizations; and natural hazards (DHS, 2014). The terrorists threat is, arguably, the most publicized and popular of the six risks the DHS lists. The particular risk is unique in the fact that although it can be planned for and mitigated against by state and local governments, it is primarily a federal responsibility, or at least perceived so by most entities. The DHS itself was established due to the events of September 11th 2001 and it has since been a consistent

With the emergence of the 21st century the necessity for a broader understanding of security have said present. The world has experienced a variety of new security challenges that have put at stake human safety and have made policymakers all around the world rethink their approach and strategies when it comes to the decision making process. The rise of terrorist organizations in the international arena as well as the development of extremist groups has offered extreme significance to the quest for power and the search for peace, while requiring us to look back and examine our achievements and failures in the analysis of terrorism, extremist groups and our counterterrorism efforts since 9/11. It is essential for all Americans to understand

Every year the United States faces new and different threats and hazards, which can be difficult to identify. The 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, which was released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), laid out what they believe will drive risks to the nation over the next several years. The report pinpointed six calculated challenges- terrorist threats; cyber threats; biological concerns; nuclear terrorism; transnational criminal organizations, and natural hazards- which DHS feels are the most likely to occur (DHS, 2014, pg. 28). In this paper I will discuss each threat in more detail and which of these threats pose the ultimate risks to local communities, and how the communities can utilize their resources to prevent or mitigate these risks.

The United States is one of the safest countries in the world with the most advanced weapons and well-trained security agents (Fairthorne, 1993). My assessment of the country’s protection effort is that the nation has done enough in laying down security infrastructure, this is based on the fact the country has not received any major attack since 9/11. The country has also been able to intercept many attacks and therefore it means that the country is secure and that the security measures put in place are appropriate enough to secure the

Abstract: Everyday security is provided by the states and federal government. These tasks get more difficult as new technology introduces itself. Cybersecurity is one of the most popular security sectors in today’s world. There is not only cyberbullying going on in the world. Terrorism can be planned and sent from person to person over the internet. People’s identities are being stole to help carry out these terrorist acts and this is just the being of it. The United States created the Department of Homeland Security as a result of the 9/11 attacks. This was an effort to prevent future terrorist attacks on our nation. Along with that department, laws have been enacted, such as the USA PATRIOT Act. This law was introduced and passed to provide Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies with better resources to fight and stand up against terrorism. The way to successfully providing security against domestic and international terrorists is to understand the mentality of a terrorist. Critical assessments, more efficient alert systems, and physical security standards must improve in order to solidify our current security posture if the United States wants to deter future terrorist attacks against its culture and economy.

Homeland security is the cornerstone of protecting the United States from terrorism. The United States has come two ways of providing significant progress of securing the nation from terrorism since the 9/11, attacks (dhs 2012-2016 p. 3). However, there is a terrorist threat that has evolved from the last ten years, continues to develop and change. With the founding creation principle of protecting the American people from terrorists and other threats DHS and many of its partners, internationally, and across the federal, private sectors and communities have strengthened the homeland security operation to reduce and defend

On September 11 2001, an attack was made on United States. Four systematic terrorist attacks were pulled off by the group al-Qaeda simultaneously bringing down the World Trade Centre in New York and damaging the Pentagon in Washington D.C. As extensive and in depth as the cause for the attack may have been, September 11 is an event that has undoubtedly left its mark in American history. A turning point, as some would call it, of the political, social, and economic systems of the United States. Quickly following the terrorist attack on 9/11, President George W. Bush called for a “war against terrorism.” Instead, what truly occurred was an act of counter terrorism. After 9/11, the political system of America took a turn for the worst;

The whole world watched as the Twin Towers came crashing down. Over 85% of Americans feared another terrorist attack was imminent after that devastating day in September 2001(Gallup). Terrorism is now playing more and more of a role in our everyday lives, while it's a sad reality, as a country are we winning against terrorism? The “Yes” author, James Jay Carafano of the Heritage Foundation, seems to think we are. He claims that the U.S. has done a good job of keeping Americans safe and we are still a powerful prosperous country. While the “No” author, William C. Martell, Professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, says the U.S. is not carrying out the most effective methods to tackle terrorism. William C. Martel presents the

There has been a deservingly dramatic increase of counterterrorism efforts following the attacks of September 11. Some have proven to be continuously successful, while others have buckled under the critical eye of the public. Some of the lasting tenants of counterterrorism in a post-9/11 world are highlighted in the 2011 Obama administrations’ National Security Strategy for Counterterrorism briefing.

The immediate cyber threats to national security has been assessed as high. Cyber security threats are increasing in the number, type and sophistication of the threat. Although a detailed analysis is currently being developed, the ACSC’s Threat Report 2015 predicts the following attributes of cybercrime to increase in the coming decade.

Between 1960 and 2010 there are 38345 terror attacks happened around the world and out of which nearly 8% of the attacks were against the USA. This figure is quite alarming sometimes but the impact of the attacks is little when compared to the mass fatalities or deaths happened in the other countries. So, the time has come to understand the terror trends of the past and safeguard the civilians from the forthcoming attacks.

There are Six Strategic Challenges facing the security in the United States over the next five years are not just a federal government issue. State and local communities must come together and face these challenges, along with the federal agencies to help combat the vast security problems facing the nation. Terrorism and natural disasters are happening to small communities, as well as the expected targets that we have faced before and after 9/11. In the age of such an array of technology that has allowed Russia to hack into the computers of the Democratic Party to help sway the voting of a Presidential election affects every citizen of this nation.

State terrorism is defined as, “terrorism committed by a national government, inside of its national borders and directed at its own people and sometimes visitors” (Taylor & Swanson, 2016 P. 162). Most military dictorships tend to maintain the power through terror; this paralyzes society through violence and threats. The scary thing about state terrorism is that the states themselves have the power to use violence in many ways that us as civilians cannot. The main purpose of state terrorism is to install this fear in citizens, this way they consolidate the living regimes power, and keep maintain the control over the country’s population. However, some do not see state terrorism as terrorism, if not just as a form of political violence.