Terrorism/CT

The Abbey in Oakwood - Caspar David Friedrich 

Since 2011, this blog has mainly been using Dr Boaz Ganor's Definition of Terrorism:

"Terrorism is the intentional use of, or threat to use, violence against civilians or against civilian targets, in order to attain political aims (..) based on three important elements:

The essence of the activity (i.e. an activity that doesn't involve the use, or threat to use, violence will not be defined as terrorism).
The aim of the activity is always political (i.e. in the absence of a political goal, the activity in quest will not be defined as terrorism). 
The targets are civilians (i.e. acts are purposely directed at civilians; which distinguishes terrorist acts from other kinds of political violence [e.g. guerrilla warfare and civil insurrection]."

• Under Threat 
• Weapons of Mass Destruction 
• Homeland Security: Part I 
• Homeland Security: Part II 
• Comment: Al-Qaeda & Jihadists Work Under Pretences 
• The Dilemma of Declaring Hezbollah a Terrorist Group 
• Multidimensional Warfare & Hybrid Terrorist Organisation 
• Counter-Terrorism: Limitation of Rights, Torture and Interrogation Techniques 
• Counter-Terrorism: Outdated International Law and Racial Profiling 
• Wave of Train Derailments: Error, Sabotage, Vandalism or Terrorism? 
• The Indian Mujahideen & The Wahhabi Threat 
• Terrorist Vs Freedom Fighter: a Distinct Difference Between the Two 
• Parsing Definitions of Terrorism
• Counter-Terrorism: Is Disengagement an Effective Approach? 
• Time For the EU To Designate Boko Haram a Terrorist Group 
• Another Holistic Approach to Counter-Terrorism: De-Radicalisation  
• Assumption: Counter-Terrorism Without Violation of Human Rights  - Cristina C. Giancchini 
• Hizbullah: The Art of Terrorism - Cristina C. Giancchini 
• Missionary, Political & Violent Activism: Pieces of Same Puzzle - Max Coutinho
• Insecurity in Europe: the Connection between Palestine, Al-Qaeda and ISIS - idem
• Counter-Terrorism: Countering Radicalisation by Teaching Secularism? - idem
• Khorasan: Al-Qaeda's SWOT Team - Cristina C. Giancchini
• Re-Thinking States And Terrorism: States as Terrorists - Caleb Newton
• A Lack of Human Development: Does it Lead to Palestinian Terrorism? - idem
• Psychological Counterterrorism and the Response to the Paris Terror Attacks - idem
• Trinidad and Tobago: From Jamaat al-Muslimeen to ISIS - Max Coutinho & Cristina C. Giancchini
• World Terrorist Attacks Preceded by Terror in Israel - Dissecting Society
• Note: the Inconvenience of Having a Universal Definition of Terrorism - Max Coutinho
• An Attempt to Influence US CT Strategy? - Scott Morgan
• New Issues regarding Terror in West Africa - Idem
• Could ISIS be forming a New Cell in Central Africa? - idem
• Brazil: Becoming a Major Jihadist Hub in Latin America and the Caribbean - Cristina C. Giancchini
• Counterterrorism: The Deep Issues Taking Place Within Nigeria - Scott Morgan
• Security Alert: Terror Children To Be Used Against Western Targets? - Cristina C. Giancchini
• Saudi Arabia's CT Image Problem Part 1: Yemen - Scott Morgan
• Saudi Arabia's Counterterrorism Image Problem Part 2: USA - Scott Morgan
• The Communist Party and the Portuguese Homeland Security: Impending Danger? - Max Coutinho
• Anti-Terrorism Law: Close Encounters of a Fourth Kind - Stephen Cheney
• The Faces of Terrorism: Knife Intifada, Car Intifada & Organised Rape - Max Coutinho
• Useless Sanctions, Portugal and Corruption Threatening International Security - idem
• Al-Shabaab Links in the USA - Scott Morgan 
• Counter-Terrorism: What Connects Trinidad & Tobago and Portugal to Iran? - Max Coutinho & Cristina Giancchini
• Was India Used to Activate Terror Cells? - Max Coutinho 
• Introduction to the Biggest Counter-Terrorism Operation Involving Portugal - DS
• The European Union-Iranian Relations Border Accessory to Crime: Terrorism - Max Coutinho
• Counter-Terrorism in Portugal: The Terrorist Link in Gare do Oriente - Cristina C. Giancchini
• Security Alarm: A Biological Attack To Erase 2/3 of World Population - Max Coutinho
• Essay: Death Penalty for Terrorists - Ethical and Just? - idem
• Counter-Terrorism in West Africa: Who Will Step Forward to Get the Job Done? - Scott Morgan 
• How European Businesses and Governments Fund Terror in Syria - idem 
• ISWAP and Boko Haram Vying for Nigeria: What Needs to Be Done? - idem
• Iran Wove a Complex Criminal Web & the World is Its Accessory - Max Coutinho
• Attacks in Christchurch, NZ: Far-Right Terrorism? - idem
• Africa as a Safe Haven for Terrorists: Who Will Fix the Problem? - idem
• Security & Moral Predicament: The ISIS Women and Cubs - idem
• The Hezbollah-PCC-Angola Link & Spin Doctors - Max Coutinho