Tag: strategic communications
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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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Terrorist Advocacy and Propaganda (IWP 686)
Dr. Christopher C. Harmon discusses his course on Terrorist Advocacy and Propaganda (IWP 686, 2 credits). Course Objectives: 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…