globalization - Answers is increasing global connections, information trade, and movement of goods,
drugs, people, and ideas
defining terrorism - Answers no unified definition, because terrorism is a global phenomenon with
political, legal, and military connotations, state actions are sometimes ignored for political reasons
deliberate violence - Answers common component of definition of terrorism. may take lives or just
disrupt them. perception of violent potential is more important than for example the death toll
political motive - Answers common component of definition of terrorism. chooses to invoke injury to
shock military and political leaders to do something. to be political it must both happen during a political
disturbance and be integral to the disturbance.
noncombatant target - Answers common component of definition of terrorism, hard to define civilians
in guerilla warfare where they may participate on the fringe. Also soldiers off duty or involved in
peacekeeping
widespread fear - Answers common component of definition of terrorism. action must be crafted to
create fear. helps to coerce the opposing party into some desired political outcome
mass terror - Answers a typology of terrorism. terror by the state where the regime coerces the
opposition in the population, whether it is organized or nah. terror is sometimes institutionalized
dynastic terror - Answers attack upon a head of state or ruling elite a typology of terrorism
random terror - Answers a typology of terrorism. placing explosives where people gather to destroy
whatever and whoever happens to be there
focused random terror - Answers a typology of terrorism. placing explosives in specific places where
people gather in order to target specific agents of opposition
tactical terror - Answers a typology of terrorism directed solely against a ruling government as part of a
'broad revolutionary strategy plan'
image of enemy - Answers a terrorist belief. dehumanized and viewed in monolithic terms to avoid
seeing enemy as individual humans
image of self - Answers a belief that the terrorist is part of a superior elite group of the enlightened and
faithful
image of conflict - Answers a belief that there is a moral struggle in which good and evil are simplistically
defined
, image of victims - Answers a belief that they are guilty by association, if they are easy to identify, then
they are hostile forces and they are despised and their destruction is justifiable even if the victims
themselves haven't done anything
millenarism - Answers a belief that there will be personal redemption through violent acts such as
entering paradise
dedication - Answers a terrorist trait that means that the terrorist cant be casual or part time, they must
be willing to sacrifice everything
personal bravery - Answers a terrorist trait, although subjective, a terrorist must be willing to face death
or imprisonment
lack pity and remorse - Answers a terrorist trait because victims include innocents, must be able to take
action anyway
intelligence - Answers a terrorist trait that must be high to collect and assess information as well as carry
out attacks
sophisication - Answers a terrorist trait that is increasing as the years pass. mut be fairly high to be able
to blend into first class and foreign areas without being detected
education - Answers a terrorist trait that must be high to blend in speak english and whatnot. a degree is
almost mandatory
radicalization - Answers identification - terrorist identifies with a radical group
indoctrination - terrorist becomes full with the groups ideas and ideals and actions
jihadization - terrorist sees that there is no other action but terrorism
revenge - Answers purpose of terrorism in the form of inflicting suffering of those responsible for
causing or allowing suffering to occur on their identifying group of people.
renown - Answers purpose of terrorism in the form of making headline new
reaction - Answers purpose of terrorism
terrorists today - Answers have an ambiguous political purpose, they are socialized towards violence,
are religious fanatics, and are getting younger, more educated, becoming wealthier, and are more likely
to be women
zealots - Answers People who banded together during the time of Christ to violently resist Roman
occupation