Currently, Kyle Longley is co-authoring a book with David Coffey and Gene Smith regarding the military history of the United States."Grunts: The American Combat Soldier in Vietnam" presents the story of the encounters of soldiers [...]
The activities of Somali pirates and Al Shabab are causing concern among the international community as it affects business activities in the high seas of the Indian Ocean and insecurity in the East African countries.
While the CDA analysis aids in the understanding of the relationship existing between discourses and ideologies, it is equally necessary to go beyond the narratives of syntax and lexical solutions to the ISIS menace.
As the Civil War which had resulted in the birth of Hezbollah came to an end in 1989, Hezbollah did not disband but rather made the transition from being solely a militia to joining the [...]
Prevention of terroristic attacks is essential, and the focus on home-grown terrorism is essential as the increase of extremism in American society can have a detrimental impact on the development of the nation.
The Arab Spring was a series of revolutions and mass protests against governments that took place in 2010-2012; it started at the end of 2010 in Tunisia, and then spread to the rest of the [...]
The development of interethnic clashes due to varying political pressures amongst the two groups led to the formation of the militant group. The nature of politics of the majority group and the superiority of the [...]
RIRA resisted the division of the Republic of Ireland in order to create Northern Ireland. The mission of RIRA is to protect the sovereignty of the Republic of Ireland.
Touching the issue of the world wars, it is necessary to analyze the WW I in order to see the background of this phenomenon.
The practice of terrorism has been associated with masculinity with the sexual roles being offered to females, which has greatly reinforced the subordination, quelling, weakness, and degradation of women.
However, a deeper analysis shows that participation in the campaigns in Iraq and Syria is consistent with the norms of the international law and it helps the country to pursue its national interests associated with [...]
ISIS has declared the northern Syria region of Aleppo extending to the Diyala region in eastern Iraqas the region of caliphate.
Realization of national interests is the concern of many states in the current international and security is the main challenge that each government is trying to cope up with given the fact terrorists are ever [...]
It is possible to trace the way the Jews settled and assimilated in western countries and the way the ideas of Social Darwinism affected the society to see the link between Nazi genocidal ideology and [...]
Irrespective of when the phrase is used, the balance of power will always refer to the conditions of the balance of the policies of establishing balance.
Finally, Saddam stated that Kuwait illegally located oil facilities on the land of Iraq taking advantage of the fact that the country was involved in the Iran-Iraq war at that time.
In the recent years some of the West African states faced a number of armed conflicts and rebellions caused by various ideological differences and growing dissatisfaction of the citizens with the work of their governments.
The major policy that the Nazi implemented was the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service that excluded Jews from government jobs.
After all, there is a plenty of evidence available that the emergence of this monstrous organisation, which calls for the complete physical extermination of 'infidels', is the direct consequence of this country's current policy of [...]
Besides, it suggests the application of the liberal peace theory in the peace building process. The liberal peace building process in South Sudan has failed to tackle the internal certainties.
The purpose of this paper is to provide an elaborate report on the use of digital media to recruit and promote the global issue of terrorism that seems to reinvent itself even in the face [...]
The difference between a suicide bomber and an insane serial killer is the fact that the first one is motivated by a set of very strong beliefs, while the other one is killing for the [...]
It is along this train of thought that when it comes to administrative changes for the Department of Homeland Security, it is advisable that greater transparency in their operations is needed in the form of [...]
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the clashes in the Middle East that has continued to exist despite several attempts to resolve it. The conflict owes its origin to the relocation of the Jews to [...]
In fact, the participation of women in the event was prepared during the First World War. Interviewee: Yes, I will give you any information that you may want because I was part of the historical [...]
The battle for the village of Pozieres was one of the deadliest and most remarkable for the Australian troops which took part in the First World War.
In addition, uniting the citizens to support the fight against terrorism is likely to improve the effectiveness of the efforts made by the government to improve security.
The operation on the whole was able to lead to the desired political outcomes, for the terrorists were driven out from the territory, and the Iraqi government managed to establish control of the city.
The aim of this study is to provide an in-depth analysis of terrorism in the Middle East. The study on terrorism will also help in understanding the effects of this crime on countries in the [...]
The roles played by the IC in countering terrorism threats include espionage, collection and analysis of foreign intelligence, gathering of civilian intelligence, and planning of military operations.
The past decade has seen a rise in the number of uprisings, most of them propagated by the people's discomfort with the ideologies of those in power.
Additionally, all the other disasters follow a path that is off firebombing as compared to the Hiroshima that saw the only use of nuclear weapons. However, research that is more empirical should to establish the [...]
Considering negotiation as the way forward to end the Vietnam War in 1973, intervening from an implied diplomatic position without an indication of the intent of application of force by the mighty nation had a [...]
Though the Korean War had disastrous consequences for the country, it was still the next phase of the development of the independence state of the South Korea and the North Korea.
While the responsibility of Hitler and the Nazi top command in the mass killing of the Jews is unquestionable, there are disputes over the role that ordinary Germans played.
The aim of this paper is to analyse the various security threats that are facing Canada within the next five and ten years and ways of solving them.
However, the first people on the site of an incident are the witnesses and the victims of the attack. The article does not provide an in-depth background of the topic, and no attempt is made [...]
1 Under the terms of the treaty, the three-decade-long war of the 17th Century Europe was summarized, leading to the recognition of the territorial sovereignty of the states that made up the Holy Roman Empire.
The attack was the most chilling in the region since the 1998 attack on the American embassies in the region. In creating a room for the reader to understand the intensity of the attack, the [...]
The Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is a group found in the Sahara region of North Africa that has advanced terror in the region.
According to the article, the culture of indoctrination, addiction to revenge and martyrdom glorification are to blame for facilitating a paradigm shift, whereby suicide bombing is no longer viewed as a means but rather as [...]
The creation of a useful counterinsurgent strategy is crucial for the practitioners involved in the counterinsurgency actions. The counterinsurgency strategy should adapt to the alterations in the insurgent community it seeks to counteract.
The simple geographic conditions are considered to be favoring counterinsurgent groups and are not beneficial to insurgencies. Furthermore, insurgencies have been successful in areas where the countries in the boundaries are sympathizers of the insurgent [...]
It is vital to mention that several parts of the country are still in control of the insurgency contrary to the popular notion that they are only concentrated in the southern parts of Afghanistan.
However, after the invention of these weapons the techniques of war have been changing from decade to decade. As a result, nations have been discouraged from starting wars that might trigger the use of nuclear [...]
The unexpected bombing of Darwin was thought to be the beginning of the invasion of Australia by the majority of the population.
Niu argues that one of the main interests that should motivate the use of the UAE national power against the Daeesh in Iraq and Syria is the access to vital geographical areas, like the Mediterranean [...]
The column and line tactics became suicidal to the level of ushering in the second-generation warfare. In the case of Afghanistan, the war began in 2001 and has persisted to the present.
The Cold War involved the United States and the Soviet Union due to their different ideologies on ways of managing the economy of a country. The beginning of the Cold War was marked by the [...]
A Memorandum from the director of the Central Intelligence Agency provide a more detailed account of the location where hostages are being held, the number of kidnappers, kidnappers' armory and Jamaican government approval for U.
Japan considered the U.S.as its only hindrance in its effort of obtaining raw materials from the Southeast and especially its naval base at Pearl Harbor The United States of America Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor [...]
That is why historians and the public pay much attention to the discussion of the role in this war of those personalities who persistently led the Western anti-Hitler coalition to the victory over Nazi Germany [...]
The event selected for this paper is the current conflict on the territory of Ukraine. The portal demonstrates how the conflict appeared and escalated, how it moved from the center, to the West, to the [...]
As a matter of fact, the events of the late spring and summer of 1914 went down in the history books as some of the major issues that would contribute to the First World War.
Not only did the war encouraged people to join their forces in order to fight the enemy, but also affected their perception of the state's key political processes raising political engagement rates among population, WWI [...]
After the end of the gulf war, the relationship between the US and Iraq was characterized by conflict which culminated into the invasion of Iraq by the US and its allies namely the United Kingdom, [...]
The degree of fatality and devastation prompted the industry players and the state to look for new strategies of moderating the inherent risks in the whole maritime transport system.
In the meantime, the war continues and innocent civilians, especially women and children continue to pay the price for the war.
The Vietnam War caused unintended consequences for the civil rights movements of the 1960s as it awakened the African-Americans' consciousness on the racism and despotism that they experienced in the United States.
Lastly, it is evident that both La Costra Nostra and Al-Qaeda form an interaction with other similar groups to pursue commonly held beliefs in the case of terrorism, and profit gains in the case of [...]
Al-Qaeda's ideology focuses on establishing an Islamic caliphate in the Middle East and other areas with large Muslim populations to stem the influence of the U.S.and its allies.
In the article "The Holocaust, The Church Struggle and some Christian Reflections" Alice Eckardt presents the idea of the Holocaust is the result of several distinct factors, namely: that it was the culmination of the [...]
The realization that the shooter was still within the institution's compound should have triggered an immediate reaction to the security status of students and officials in other locations within the institution.
As the global security continues to worsen because of terrorists' threat to the world, there has been a plethora of methods to counter the looming perpetration of grievous terrorism.
This is one of the drawbacks that should not be overlooked. This is one of the details that should be identified.
The first article follows the case of an argument between two friends which had a lethal outcome, one of the boys shot the other one.
The author set out to Germany to investigate the suspicious circumstances surrounding the success of the Holocaust. The main reason why the author chose to start the book with a cliffhanger is to capture the [...]
Advanced community planning requires the inclusion of the community in question as a party to the problem and possibly the solutions.
The attempts failed because the US army had employed the use of Ultra's to monitor the operations of the allied army The devices helped the army to read the German's mail and messages without their [...]
Based on this, the United States was forced to enter into a joint military operation with the government of Philippine in order to reduce the chances of attack on the American citizens and property given [...]
The paper will demonstrate that the First World War was a total war since it bore most the hallmark characteristics of the total war including unlimited warfare, prioritization of armament efforts, involvement of the civilian [...]
In spite of the fact the war on terrorism is the priority of not only the US administration but also of the global community, the approaches to win the war should be chosen according to [...]
This outcome contradicts with the Isandlwana battle where the British troops succumbed to a massive defeat from the Zulu warriors leaving the world in awe.
The Battle of Bosworth rose to become one of the major Battles in the history of England, which marked the beginning of the reign of Henry VII after the downfall of the reign of Richard [...]
In a clash between the religious beliefs and those of the state or a foreign power, the religious beliefs are likely to triumph and garner the support of the majority.
To win the war on global terrorism, the secretary also expressed the need for DOD to design new techniques to organize, train, and equip military personnel, the need to develop metrics to show if the [...]
In the light of the growing interest over whether the United States Administration is faulting with the rights and freedom of several hundred unlawful combatants still detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, it is imperative to [...]
The events of 9/11 abruptly shattered the expectations of invulnerability previously held by the U.S.and boldly underlined the fact that terrorism is deeply entrenched in the society, thus the need to come up with various [...]
Dower argues that the hatred between the two led to the escalation of racial intolerance as each side sought to defeat the other. The hatred for the Japanese led to the arrest of Japanese Americans [...]
Kosovo finally announced her independence in February 2008, a decision that was promptly accepted and recognized by the U.S.and by most members of the EU.
The influence of this group led to the increased use of detention facilities inside and outside the US and the passage of laws such as The Patriot Act that took place to facilitate the hunt [...]
The factor argues that the benefits to be derived from the use of war must almost be of the same amount in relation to the expected evils.
The application of technical intelligence for the public good has to prioritise on several factors including human welfare in assisting the authorities in detecting and combating terrorism.
According to Orr, the Triumph of the Will is one of the best films that show the ambition of Adolf Hitler beyond the borders of Germany.
The counterterrorism forces that were working in Mumbai occurred to be not able to prevent the attack as they did not find the source of threat and stop it in advance.
Like most of the British colonies around the globe that participated in the Second World War, Australia did not take part in repelling the Germans from invading the Middle East and Europe to serve her [...]
The term 'American Exceptionalism' refers to a belief that the United States of America occupies a special position in the human history and on the global stage due to a number of characteristics unique to [...]
Throughout the history of the United States Army, the army staff sergeant major has been considered as the head of the noncommissioned officers.
After the massive defeat and deaths of the German army in the war that took place in the eastern side, it was evident that the traditional groups of the army were no longer working as [...]
The authors relate the escalation of violence in the 1914 to 1918 to conduct of civilians and prisoners. Audoin Rouzeau and Becker indicate that religion was critical in shaping the ideals of the war through [...]
The book is divided into chapters that focus on the history and methods that are used to distort the truth and the memory of the Holocaust.
Terrorism is one of the major challenges threatening the existence of societies in different parts of the world. Sandler and Enders assert that exports are affected adversely by terrorism due to increment in the cost [...]
Origin of the Conflict in the Land of Israel Role of the British Government The defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the First World War led to the establishment of British rule in Palestine.
Therefore, to evaluate the reasons that guided the American government in their successful attempt at mass genocide of the residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, one must consider not only the political implications behind the actions [...]
2013 political violence and terrorism analysis assigns it a political risk rating of zero. Botswana Has a rating of 1 for both political violence and terrorism risk.
On the whole, these documents are critical for the effective work of governmental and non-governmental organizations at the time of emergency.
The Muslim world is interestingly torn right in the middle regarding the activities of Hezbollah, with prominent Muslim nations such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan coming out strongly to condemn the group while other [...]
It is impossible to trace the genesis of United States terrorist extremism to a specific exact date, though one can narrow it to the period when the country was fighting for its freedom from the [...]
'No Man's Land' is a war time movie that satirizes the War of the Balkans. The movie depicts the complexities that are likely to rise in a conflict situation especially with with regards to international [...]
The police tried to push the crowd away from the sight, while the doctors in all hospitals dropped their appointments to cater for the many affected by these terrible blasts. The military also joined in [...]
The Greater War changed the structure of the western world in different ways as the political landscape and order took a new direction.
The absence of an international law defining the possible responses to this kind of aggression allowed the federal government to interpret the act of terrorism as war.
The types of this agent that terrorists can use include 3-quinuclidinylbenzilate, Phencyclidine, and LSD In order to achieve the intended goal of use of chemical weapons, terrorists must ensure that they are effectively delivered or [...]
Human Rights organizations have the responsibility to ensure that the governments and other counter terrorism officials respect the human rights and the law in their fight against terrorism.
When the Storm of Steel was published, it became a favorite in Germany since it adored the greatness of war and the huge sacrifices made by the Germany warriors to end the war victoriously.
This war has been the largest and the longest that the US military has ever engaged in since the Vietnam War.
In the book, Muth introduces the concept of Command Culture and how it was effective in assisting the German Soldiers during the war.
It should be noted that the Quran only allows the Muslim to engage in war if their faith is threatened and there is need to protect it but abhors war if the Muslim will engage [...]
Background The war on terrorism has been integrated in the US national security policy following the numerous attacks that have been experienced in the US over the past decades.
In various cases, it has from time to time been obligatory for higher-ranking officials of chief executives, envoys and governments to live inside a complex with secured boundaries, and to journey out of it only [...]
The second part of the discussion looks at whether the principles of war were adhered to and examines whether these deaths would have been prevented had the rules of engagement been followed The US troops [...]
Later on in 1944, the Supreme Court supported the consistency with the law of the incarceration orders, at the same time as maintaining that the orders that discriminated persons of Japanese origin were a separate [...]
The United States generally defines terrorism as "...the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce in furtherance of political or social objectives". In addition, the definitions fail to [...]
Iraq has faced challenges like the long history of authoritarian rule and the crushing of democracy, the rivalry between Sunni and Shia, separatist claims of the Kurds and the demands of the Turkmen coupled with [...]
Some of the issues the article looks at are: increasing kidnapping cases for ransoms that fund terrorism; the AQIM and Al Qaeda relationship; emergence of Al Shabab in the horn of Africa, the transitional federation [...]
When there is a terrorist action, the final decision to air the goings-on is in the hands of a media house.
Basically, the difference between traditional organized crime and transnational organized crime networks is insignificant in essence, but considerable in the sphere of influence.
The validity of this suggestion can be illustrated, in regards to what historians know about the influences of the mentioned countries on WW2: Sweden Up until the year 1944, Sweden used to be in the [...]
An assassination attempt on the life of the US president can also be the terrorist group's message to the rest of the world that they can kill anyone they wish to, in live television. This [...]
This therefore implies that when the war is examined from a legal perspective, the use of force in the invasion was as a matter of principle, in breach of international law and therefore was unjustified.