Terrorism

Terrorism is, in the broadest sense, the use of intentional violence for political or religious purposes. It is used in this regard primarily to refer to violence during peacetime or in the context of war against non-combatants (mostly civilians and neutral military personnel). The terms "terrorist" and "terrorism" originated during the French Revolution of the late 18th century but gained mainstream popularity in the 1970s during the conflicts of Northern Ireland, the Basque Country and Palestine. The increased use of suicide attacks from the 1980s onwards was typified by the September 11 attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. …

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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English

The Great Right North charts the growth of far-right groups in Canada, illuminating how official and unofficial government attention generates the context in which they flourish. Breaking new ground by …

many debates, which too often conflate it with terrorism (Schmid 2014) – not to mention that it is purely was our respective past research projects on terrorism, criminal gangs, and civil wars (of course the


DDN: Dundurn Press · 15 October 2024 English

“Coren tells us the stories of his fascinating life with clarity, self-deprecating wit, and page-turning verve.” — STEPHEN FRY From England’s working class to high profile media personality, Michael Coren …

were responsible for some appalling acts of terrorism and violence. It was a serious piece of work seventy countries, was inter alia Head of Counter Terrorism and Head of the Foreign Service’s effort on crime


PMLQ: Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec · 25 September 2024 English

Emphasizing the effectiveness of the Northern Front, Nasrallah said, "The enemy labeling the situation in the north as the first historic defeat for 'Israel' is further evidence of our front's …

backs the Palestinian Authority's diplomatic terrorism." "Instead of marking the anniversary of the October


Fraser Institute · 19 September 2024 English

Though it is possible to define freedom in absolute terms, it is more useful to think of it as a spectrum. When individuals are freer, others impose fewer and less …

civil wars are less frequent, and deaths from terrorism are less common (Krieger and Meierrieks, 2024:


CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 18 September 2024 English

Thus, the students students to situate their personal experience in the are primarily Naval and Officer Cadets (N/OCdts) be- context of psychological research into gender and the tween the ages …

The students, then, and intra-state conflicts, terrorism and counterterror- 10 Myside bias is a type of about women’s roles in insurgencies Trafficking-Terrorism Nexus in Central Asia (Columbia Universi- and


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 September 2024 English

Pakistan has been a priority country for international development assistance since the early years of its creation. Though Pakistan celebrates National Women’s Day on 12 February each year to commemorate …

many scholars on violent extremism and counter-terrorism and on Pakistan. The guidance from MQup editor Global Terrorism Index placed Pakistan seventh in the list of countries most affected by terrorism in the Forward, Three Steps Back forms of extremism and terrorism – and yet it moves and is, in many ways, a surprisingly concluded, the significant link between misogyny and terrorism or violent extremism is still often overlooked evidence suggests that conflict, militancy, and terrorism have impacted men and women differently in Pakistan


RSC: Royal Society of Canada · 13 September 2024 French

Il a développé le modèle de matériau à microplans, la théorie de la bande de fissure, la loi de fluage du béton basée sur l’adsorption des nanopores capturant les effets …

en matière d’intégrité, à la lutte contre la corruption, à la lutte contre le blanchiment d’argent et au financement du terrorisme


CIGI: Centre for International Governance Innovation · 5 September 2024 English

Finally, having established that the doctrines of In February 2023, the Netherlands hosted the command and state responsibility are crucial to inaugural global summit on the Responsible Use maintaining accountability …

Journal of National Security Law & Policy and Terrorism and Political Violence. NIAC non-international Honour Nelson Mandela. Leah was also the anti-terrorism law fellow at the University of Ottawa Faculty


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English

The Adaptable Country outlines straightforward policy reforms to improve adaptability – the capacity to anticipate and manage danger. In a turbulent world, authoritarian rule is a tempting path to security. …

were dismissed as unimportant in the year 2000: terrorism, financial crises, pandemics, gross inequal- ity


CGAI: Canadian Global Affairs Institute · 31 August 2024 French

The sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines on September 26, 2022 surprised the international community. Since then, observers have been speculating as to who …

L’Occident et la Russie sont unis contre le terrorisme qui a sévi le 11 septembre 2001 aux États-Unis.


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