Counter-terrorism
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Counter-terrorism generally refers to practices and strategies governments adopt to combat terrorist attacks. Following the September 11th terrorist attacks, the United States adopted a military strategy of counter-terrorism in the Middle East.
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Overview
Counter-terrorism is a military strategy generally prompted by terrorist attacks upon one country, i.e. the September 11th Attacks.
Such terrorist acts can be prompted by normative use of violence, perceived grievances and mobilizing structures.[1] Terrorist organizations mobilize recruits and organize mass forces to attack foreign enemies. Recruits, typically, join this organization for a multitude of factors including: global systemic instability, national economic instability, ideology, religion and culture.[2]
After the September 11th attacks, the United States military adopted a counter-terrorism strategy and determined the threat of terrorism to stem from the Middle East. As a result of this determination, U.S. commenced counter-terrorist efforts against our enemies in the Middle East with the first battle originating in Iraq.[3]
During this era of counter-terrorism, the U.S. government enacted the USA Patriot Act and opened a special detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2009/RAND_MG849.pdf
- ↑ http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2009/RAND_MG849.pdf
- ↑ http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=384&key=118&parent=5&report=61
- ↑ http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=384&key=118&parent=5&report=61
External Links
- Department of Homeland Security - Counterterrorism
- Federal Bureau of Investigation - Counterterrorism
- U.S. Department of State Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
- National Counterterrorism Center
- U.N. Action to Counter Terrorism
- The European Union Counter-Terrorism Strategy
- Interpol Public Safety & Terrorism
- International Institute for Counter-Terrorism
- Foreign Policy Research Institute Center on Terrorism and Counterterrorism
- RAND Corporation - Social Science for Counterterrorism
- A Boost for Counterterrorism Powers
- Counterterrorism Efforts Must Not Infringe on First Amendment Rights, ACLU Testifies
- Combatting Terrorism in 2010: Examining The Elements of The US Counterterrorism Strategy
- Counterterrorism and Democracy
- Counter-Terrorism
- Counter-Terrorism Training and Resources for Law Enforcement
- Counterterrorism Policy
- Counterterrorism Blog
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See Also
- Counter-insurgency
- War on Terrorism
- Terrorism
- September 11th Attacks
- USA PATRIOT Act of 2001
- Homeland Security Department
- Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project
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