Tag: al qaeda
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Defining Terrorism: Historical Context & Modern Challenges (Part One)
In this episode, Dean of Academics at the Institute of World Politics, Jim Robbins, is joined by Dr. Harmon, an expert on terrorism and counterterrorism. 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…
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Counterterrorism and the Democracies (IWP 669)
Dr. Christopher C. Harmon discusses his course on Counterterrorism and the Democracies (IWP 669). About the course: 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…
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The Timing of Terrorism: The Obsessions with Dates
The Timing of Terrorism: The Obsessions with DatesBy Christopher C. Harmon This month is the black anniversary of September 11, 2001. It has many meanings for us, but was that date in particular selected by Al Qaeda? A few suggest there is a link to the last day of battle in 1683 at the gates…
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Remembering 23 October
The article below by Prof. Christopher Harmon was published on October 22, 2013 in the “PTSS Daily” newsletter of the Program on Terrorism & Security Studies at the George C. Marshall Center. The 23rd of October, which falls on a Wednesday this year, signals the 30th anniversary of one of the most significant dual-bombings in the history of low-intensity…
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How al-Qaeda may end: History shows us how to win
How do terrorist groups end? This question is well worth considering in this third year of war with al-Qaeda and the larger “militant Moslem international.” Read the full article at The Heritage Foundation
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Work in Common: Democracies and Opposition to Terrorism
Work in Common: Democracies and Opposition to Terrorism One of the finest of the world’s declarations, in the wake of 11 September, came from Minister M. Shameem Ahsan, speaking for Bangladesh in the United Nations General Assembly. He treated this tragedy with sensitivity and intelligence. He looked to UN principles to give “global legitimacy” to…