Terrorism

Terrorism is, in the broadest sense, the use of intentional violence for political or religious purposes. It is used in this regard primarily to refer to violence during peacetime or in the context of war against non-combatants (mostly civilians and neutral military personnel). The terms "terrorist" and "terrorism" originated during the French Revolution of the late 18th century but gained mainstream popularity in the 1970s during the conflicts of Northern Ireland, the Basque Country and Palestine. The increased use of suicide attacks from the 1980s onwards was typified by the September 11 attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. …

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Greens/EFA: The Greens/European Free Alliance · 3 August 2024 English

A study by Martin Sas, KU Leuven, Centre for IT & IP Law, Leuven, Belgium Jan Tobias Mühlberg, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Ecole Polytechnique,Brussels, Belgium

purposes such as combating child sexual abuse, terrorism, or illegal immigration. The extensive implementation


MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 26 July 2024 English

Since the end of the Second World War, the US’s engagement in South Asia has undergone changes in response to evolving geopolitical dynamics in the region and the global landscape. …

Asian region, which had long been grappling with terrorism. This pivotal event necessitated US involvement prolonged engagement with the region, as combating terrorism became its foremost priority. Now, amidst the challenges, including nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and regional conflicts. The presence of nuclear-armed South Asia, focusing on nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and regional conflicts. The research critically violence in South Asia due to insurgencies and terrorism is currently decreasing. The ongoing instability


NYU: New York University · 24 July 2024 English

August 19 will mark 10 years since our son, James W. Foley, an American freelance journalist, was publicly beheaded by ISIS to fuel the violent extremist group’s hate-filled propaganda. Six …


NYU: New York University · 23 July 2024 English

The Court’s recent conviction of Al Hassan undermines the connective tissue binding criminal law to human rights standards. The post The ICC’s Use of Evidence Obtained by Torture Sets a …


RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 23 July 2024 English

Against this backdrop, we sought to determine whether there were gender-based differences in the daily use of the Internet and Internet-enabled devices, and whether the differences had any influence on …

Security, Cybersecurity, Maritime Security and Terrorism Studies. CENS is a research unit of RSIS at the


NYU: New York University · 22 July 2024 English

International law must better understand and account for the realities of civilian life in territory under armed group control. The post Assessing the Civilian and Political Institutions of Armed Non-State …


NITI Aayog: National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) · 22 July 2024 English

The economic reforms under way and the economic & institutional reforms on the agenda for the next few years, will sustain growth of per capita GDP at 7% during the …

multilevel deterrence against aggression and foreign terrorism. The levels include border encroachment/acquisition


RIS: Research and Information System for Developing Countries · 20 July 2024 English

It was noted in the Food Security Policy Research, the objectives of the Conference sessions that the agricultural sector Capacity, and Influence (PRCI), and underlined the key areas in the …

Indo-US relations in the Indo- issues such as terrorism, science outcomes of the US elections. The Pacific


RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 19 July 2024 English

Can the fourth-generation leaders, led by a prominent figure from the second generation in the 1980s and 1990s, innovate a way out of path dependency? In other words, can the …

Security, Cybersecurity, Maritime Security and Terrorism Studies. For more details, please visit www.rsis


Amnesty International · 18 July 2024 English

his Nelson Mandela International Day, five human rights defenders, unjustly detained, talk about the horrific prison conditions they had to endure.

endure. Nafissatou Gueye An activist targeted with terrorism-related charges, Nafissatou Gueye spent seven


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