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Constraints on the Global War on Terror in the Post Cold War Era

open access: yesABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGIDIGBO, 2015
In this paper the author aspires to profile the difficulties involved in the war against terrorism in the post cold war era. Terrorism has become a very topical issue in the world. The world today is threatened with extinction due to the threat posed by
John Chrysestom Ogirai
doaj   +1 more source

Terrorism Event Classification Using Fuzzy Inference Systems [PDF]

open access: yesIJCSIS, Vol. 7 No. 3, March 2010, 247-256, 2010
Terrorism has led to many problems in Thai societies, not only property damage but also civilian casualties. Predicting terrorism activities in advance can help prepare and manage risk from sabotage by these activities. This paper proposes a framework focusing on event classification in terrorism domain using fuzzy inference systems (FISs). Each FIS is
arxiv  

Discussing Concepts of Terrorist Rationality: Implications for Counter-Terrorism Policy [PDF]

open access: yes
Scholars of terrorism studies have long struggled to agree on a common understanding of what terrorism is. To date, they have agreed on little more than the fact that terrorism is difficult to define. As a consequence, more than 100, if not more than 200
Eric van Um
core  

Terrorism, protest and the law (in a maritime context) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Characterisations of terrorism in international conventions and domestic law sometimes seem to obscure the distinction between terrorism and certain kinds of protest activity, which may, in turn, be characterised as either licit or illicit.
Smith, Ron C.
core   +1 more source

Case management interventions seeking to counter radicalisation to violence and related forms of violence: A systematic review

open access: yesCampbell Systematic Reviews
Background Increasingly, counter‐radicalisation interventions are using case management approaches to structure the delivery of tailored services to those at risk of engaging in, or engaged in, violent extremism. This review sets out the evidence on case
James Lewis   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Common Statistical Patterns in Urban Terrorism [PDF]

open access: yesunder review, Apr 2019, 2019
The underlying reasons behind modern terrorism are seemingly complex and intangible. Despite diverse causal mechanisms, research has shown that there exists general statistical patterns at the global scale that can shed light on human confrontation behaviour. Whilst many policing and counter-terrorism operations are conducted at a city level, there has
arxiv  

On complex adaptive systems and terrorism [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2005
Complex adaptive systems (CAS) are ubiquitous in nature. They are basic in social sciences. An overview of CAS is given with emphasize on the occurrence of bad side effects to seemingly wise decisions. Hence application to terrorism is given. Some conclusions on how to deal with this phenomena are proposed.
arxiv  

Suspect community or suspect category? The impact of counter-terrorism as ‘policed multiculturalism’

open access: yes, 2016
How to think about the impact of counter-terrorism and counter-radicalisation on ethnic and religious accommodation? Much of the literature draws on the concept of ‘suspect community’, suggesting it has primarily alienated the Muslim community, favouring
F. Ragazzi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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