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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Terrorist Threat"”.
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Radicalization within the Somali-American diaspora: countering the homegrown terrorist threat
In 2008, Minneapolis resident Shirwa Ahmed became the first U.S. suicide bomber; he detonated his explosives laden vehicle in front of a government compound in Hargesa, Somaliland. Ahmed's transformation from average American teenager to an Islamic jihadist was gradual and complex. This thesis will …
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'LONDON UNDER ATTACK.' ANARCHIA E IMMAGINARIO URBANO.
… aims at detecting the characterisation of both terrorist violence and anarchy during London fin de siècle. Opening up to contemporary cultural representations in a post 9/11 age, this PhD dissertation tackles anarchic narrations like The Secret Agent by J. Conrad, Princess Casamassima by H. …
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Design of bridges for security against terrorist attacks
… attention on determining vulnerabilities to terrorist attack. One such vulnerability that has received consideration is the threat of terrorist action against a transportation target. This report summarizes results of research to investigate cost effective measures to improve bridge security …
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Combating terrorism: a guide for U.S. Naval forces afloat
… pierside may offer an attractive target to a terrorist group. To deal with this potential terrorist threat, personnel manning U. S. Navyships must be educated in the fundamentals of terrorism; the ships' security program must be evaluated and modified accordingly; various watches, sentries, …
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Understanding Islamist Terrorism: What It Is and How It Threatens the United States of America
The attacks of September 11, 2001 brought the threat of Islamist terrorism to the fore in the minds of American policymakers and strategic thinkers. As the War on Terror unfolded, it has become clear that this new threat is radically different from the monolithic threat of the Cold War era. This …
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The Role of United States Maritime Forces in Containing the Iranian Threat
… Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); preventing the terrorist threat; and minimizing nuclear terrorism and proliferation. Iran presents a threat to these key strategic interests for several reasons: Iran's proximity to the Strait of Hormuz; its continual aid to terrorist groups, the danger that it …
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Revolt against the West a comparison of the Boxer Rebellion of 1900-1901 & the current war against terror
… conceptualization of the al-Qaeda and Taliban threat as a "clash of civilizations." It demonstrates that the current struggle against Islamic fundamentalism is not an altogether new challenge to Western interest and values. Al-Qaeda and the Taliban are in the end an expression of the same …
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Hunting a Black Swan : Policy Options for America's Police in Preventing Radiological/Nuclear Terrorism
… form our nations last, best defense against this terrorist threat. This thesis will examine the broad policy options for law enforcement agencies pursuing a Preventive Radiological Nuclear Detection (PRND) program. The examination will look at four options (1) taking no action and leaving the PRND …
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Fighting Extremism: Strategies Used to Combat Extremism and Radicalization
Ever since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States has been awakened to the threat that extremist organizations pose to our national security. The greatest transnational terrorist threat to the United States right now comes primarily from extremist groups such as Al-Queda, …
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Fixing the Failed: An Investigation of Terrorist Organizations and State Building Capabilities
<p>This study examines the role of terrorist organizations in failed states. In particular, their ability to perform positive state-building activities that result in stability is investigated. Both terrorism and state failure present unique and serious threats to international security. However, …
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Issues raised by the alleged complicity of intelligence officials in torture in post-9/11 counter-terrorism
… initiatives, seemingly to match the heightened terrorist threat. Amongst these initiatives was the controversial extraordinary rendition programme led by the US, assisted by the UK amongst other States, which centred on the torture of those suspected of contributing to Islamic terrorism. This …
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The legality of the use of force against terrorists: an examination of the United air strikes against the Islamic State in Syria
… of force against non-state actors, specifically terrorists, where the terrorist acts are not attributable to the territorial state. The United States' air campaign against the Islamic State in Syria is examined to determine whether the United States' conduct constitutes a lawful exercise of the …
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Strategies for maximizing supply chain resilience : learning from the past to prepare for the future
The terrorist attacks undertaken by Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda organization on the morning of September 11, 2001 ushered in a new era of indiscriminate global terrorism characterized by an unprecedented focus on security, risk management, and business continuity. The probability of future attacks, …
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Analysis of the labeling discourse between the Jamaat ud Dawa and its critics seen through the Pakistani print media
… society that provides support to an allegedly terrorist organization. Firstly, it reveals whether the GWOT alliances' public messages declaring that an organization is terrorist are culturally resonant in Pakistan, where the organization has its social base. Secondly, it shows how an …
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Analyzing the proliferation resistance of advanced nuclear fuel cycles : in search of an assessment methodology for use in fuel cycle simulations
… and is weighted according to the proliferation threat of interest. Results suggest that transportation steps are less proliferation-resistant than stationary facilities, and that the ABR fuel cycle employing reactors with low conversion ratios are particularly safe. Nearly all steps of the fuel …
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Framing online communications of civil and uncivil groups in post-conflict Northern Ireland
… multiplier effect for marginal groups, such as terrorists and interface communities. A coding scheme, adapted from previous studies of political part websites, is used to determine whether these groups have realised the potential of the Internet as a tool for political mobilisation. The …