In this episode, Dean of Academics at the Institute of World Politics, Jim Robbins, is joined by Dr. Christopher Harmon. They discuss the topic of defining terrorism and its application to the Houthi group. The conversation covers various definitions of terrorism, including state-sponsored terrorism, and the implications of these definitions in government policies and international law.
In this episode, Dean of Academics Jim Robbins converses with Dr. Christopher Harmon on the complexities surrounding terrorism, Islamophobia, guerrilla warfare, and the current situation in Yemen.
Dr. Christopher Harmon joined the Krulak Center to discuss some of the ways that terrorist organizations obtain funding. He then discussed some ways that states can combat these methods. All opinions expressed here are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the Krulak Center, Marine Corps University, the United States Marine Corps, or any other agency of the U.S. Government.
Terrorist groups have used a fantastic variety of means to seize attention, explain themselves, and seek recruits and support: song and speech, “guerrilla theater,” leaflets, radio, cable TV, newspapers, print ads, books, videos, web sites, e-zines… Social media is only their latest endeavor. This training will cover the modern terrorist propaganda techniques being used today so you can recognize them in your work. This training is developed from the recent book: The Terrorist Argument.
Dr. Christopher C. Harmon discusses “Maoist Revolutionary War Outside China,” a topic on which he is offering a class at IWP (IWP 706)
Elective Panel 1A: Women Waging War
War Adele Ann Balasingham’s Tamil Tigresses in Sri Lanka Dr. Christopher C. Harmon, Institute of World Politics
U.S. Naval War College (NWC) hosts its 9th annual Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Symposium, 26 – 28 April 2023. This year’s theme “WPS in a Fragile World: Perspectives on Warfighting, Crisis Management, and Post-Conflict Transitions” brought together U.S. and international scholars, researchers, civilian and military practitioners, and leaders to share their knowledge centered around the gender perspective.
Not many events of the late 20th century are as important and foreboding as the seizing of 11 athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. Black September, a Palestinian group, held the Israeli captives during a long drama observed over T.V. by as many as one billion people. Then, at a nearby airfield, German police botched a counterterrorism effort and the hostages were murdered by their Palestinian captors. While five of the terrorists perished in the ensuing firefight with German authorities, three escaped overseas and, in a style archetypal for the business of terrorism, they gave a press conference.
Dr. Christopher C. Harmon discusses his course on Counterterrorism and the Democracies (IWP 669). Counterterrorism was once a narrow preoccupation of the few and had a small role on the stage of national policy making. Its appearances in political life were periodic. No longer. America lost nearly as many people on 9/11 as it did at Pearl Harbor.
Dr. Christopher C. Harmon spoke with political scientist and author Christopher Snedden about the current issues concerning terrorism in society.
Despite suffering repeated setbacks in recent years, Islamic extremism or more specifically, totalitarian Islamism, and the terrorism it spawns, remains a major threat to the United States and its allies. While there will always be a need for the selective use of military power to counter this threat, effectively addressing it requires non-military tools of statecraft. This webinar discusses how the United States and its international partners can better use these tools to win the fight against terrorism without over-reliance on combat operations.
Terrorism has been well-defined as “the deliberate and systematic murder, maiming, and menacing of the innocent to inspire fear for political ends” (Jonathan Institute, 1979). Because terrorism always has a political character, it is not only action in a drive for power but a perverse form of mass communication.
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Christopher Harmon talked about his article, “The Myth of the Invincible Terrorist,” in Policy Review, published by the Hudson Institute. He contends that experience gained by fighting terrorist groups over the last four or five decades has offered general lessons in the vulnerabilities of terrorists. The guest also responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.