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Showing 1 to 20 of 141 for “"terrorists"”.
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Negotiating with Separatist Terrorists
… why governments negotiate with separatist terrorists, and why those negotiations succeed or fail. The four cases analyzed in this thesis include: Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, (1983-2009); Russia and the Chechen Republic, (1994-2009); Israel and the Palestine …
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A Typology of Homegrown Terrorists
… study aims to generate a typology of homegrown terrorists who have been prosecuted by the United States federal government for terrorism offenses within the United States since the 9/11 attacks. The current study uses a sample of 115 cases, involving 194 offenders.</p> <p>Three clusters of …
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Targeted killing of suspected terrorists
… of targeted killing by drones and suspected terrorists, this method of warfare does not easily fall under one particular model of international law. The author will examine targeted killing of suspected terrorists under the law-enforcement model, the right of self-defense under article 51 of …
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Extreme Ideologies, Situational Factors, and Terrorists’ Target Selection
… of studies have examined target selection by terrorists, the current study is the first to consider how combinations of factors present situated opportunities for terrorists to select particular types of targets as opposed to others. Guided by the situational crime prevention approach, this …
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Heroes or Terrorists? War, Resistance, and Memorialization in Tuscany, 1943-1945
This thesis will delve into the unfolding of the Italian Resistance, from an underground association to a militant organization, which aided and facilitated the Allied advance to northern Italy. Particular emphasis will be placed on the actions and consequences of the Resistance in rural Tuscany …
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Joint Task Force Olympics : monitoring potential terrorists behavior via deceptive computer means
The purpose of this thesis is to deploy tactical deception via a public website. The perception is to have the website be a supportive tool for the Joint Task Force Olympics. In actuality, it will be used to collect various data from those who attempt to access the site. The goal is not to …
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Taking Terrorists at Their Word: Testing the Co-Religionist Hypothesis in Islamic State Propaganda
<p>This dissertation operates on the idea that, as conflict researchers, we can look to Islamic State’s (referred to from here on as ‘Daesh’) own recruitment propaganda to identify the best people to counter Daesh’s violent rhetoric. This project analyzes Daesh’s main print publication, …
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Invisible Humans, Visible Terrorists: U.S. Neo-Orientalism Post 9/11 and Representations of the Muslim World
U.S. neo-Orientalism as a new form of Orientalism was ushered in after 9/11. Although it operates within the frames of Said’s theory of Orientalism, U.S. neo-Orientalism offers new approaches to and representations of Islam and the Muslim world that have a different point of departure from that of …
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"We ain't terrorists, but we droppin' bombs": Language use and localization of hip hop in Egypt
In this thesis I explore the localization of hip hop in the context of Egypt. I examine the process of localization in terms of the content (issues and topics), forms (language forms) and musical styles that are used in the cases of four Egyptian groups, MTM, Arabian Knightz, Y-Crew and Asfalt. I …
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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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Nuclear Smuggling in a Terrorist Midget Submarine: Impeding the Operation
<p>Who expected terrorists to fly airplanes into buildings? Seeking to get ahead of terrorists' scheming, this thesis examines when and how terrorists, on acquiring a nuclear device, might choose to deliver it against the United States in a midget submarine (or SSM, as the U.S. Navy designates it). …
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Evaluating strategies for countering nuclear-armed terrorist groups
… the United States is vulnerable to attack from terrorists armed with weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Depending on the circumstances, a terrorist attack with nuclear or radiological weapons could cause more destruction and casualties than one with other types of WMD. Four strategies for …
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Terrorism in the news: A constructionist approach
… violence, the characterizations used to describe terrorists and their actions, the sources of information used in the reports, whether the cause of the terrorists are addressed, and the character of coverage for men and women terrorists. I argue that the portrayals focus on the most sensational …
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The extent of changing role of women participating in 'front line' terrorism: (women being accepted as suicide terrorists, violent and ruthless, devotion or struggle for equality)
… and why they subsequently become suicide terrorists. In order to do so I will analyse Chechnya and the Black widows. Here suicide attacks represented a real mode of operation and the organisation itself also included women in suicide attack operations. I will analyse Black widows in line …
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America the Vulnerable: Terrorist Threats Using Biological and Chemical Weapons
… thesis sought to determine the threat posed by terrorists using biological and chemical weapons. The evidence provided in this thesis has demonstrated that the threat from terrorists using these weapons would not likely result in catastrophic destruction. Futhermore, if citizens become informed …
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Biological Weapons and Terrorism
… state program case studies and four examples of terrorists desiring or achieving a biological weapons capability. The second part of the thesis aims to understand the effects of the biotechnology revolution on biological weapons programs. The final chapter uses this analysis to assess terrorists' …
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"Terrorism Is Theater": How Antagonist Portrayals in Action Films Affect Stereotyping and Impression Formation
This study examined portrayals of terrorists in several action films and their effects on participants' thoughts concerning the films and their characters. A 2 x 2 x 2 factorial experiment was used to test the effects of antagonist ethnicity (white or non-white), antagonist portrayal type …
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The Role of Women in Terrorism
… these organizations prefer to work with female terrorists. Although each woman has different reasons to involve in terrorist groups, this research demonstrates 'religious, political and personal' reasons as the major motivating factors. This study also focuses on the question of why women are …
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Terrorism as a social information entity: A model for early intervention.
… dissertation studies different social aspects of terrorists and terrorist organizations in an effort to better deal with terrorism, especially in the long run. The researcher, who also worked as a Police Captain at Turkish National Police Anti-Terrorism Department, seeks solutions to today's …
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Brothers in law and arms: a critical analysis of the legal framework for criminalisation, enforcement, and cooperation for combatting terrorism in the Lake Chad basin.
… synergise action to prevent terrorism and bring terrorists to justice. This thesis critically examines the role of the legal framework in combatting the problem of terrorism and considers how well it enables cooperation. Terrorism is an international phenomenon and international law in the form …
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