Reference: Internet Governance

In this Council Special Report, Robert K. Knake briefly examines the technological decisions that have enabled both the Internet’s spectacular success and its troubling vulnerability to attack. Arguing that the United States can no longer cede the initiative on cyber issues to countries that do not share its interests, he outlines an agenda that the United States can pursue in …

Reference: Towards a Curriculum for the Teaching of Jihadist Ideology

Towards a Curriculum for the Teaching of Jihadist Ideology The Jamestown Foundation October 27, 2010 10:00 AM Report, Home Page By: Stephen Ulph Towards a Curriculum for the Teaching of Jihadist Ideology aims to provide an introduction to the intellectual infrastructure of the jihadist phenomenon and the process of radicalization, and to furnish materials for …

Reference: Reconnecting to Reality…Anyone Home?

CUTTING THE FUSE Moving Beyond the War on Terror Tuesday, October 12, 2010 – Capitol Hill Presumption: The root cause of terrorism is Islamic Fundamentalism — religiously motivated hatred of American and Western values among a fringe of Muslims. Reality: Based on research by CPOST (Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism), suicide terrorist attacks like …

Reference: Definition of Terrorism

Defining terrorism – a typology Tamar Meiselsa Department of Political Science, Tel Aviv University, Israel Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information EXTRACT: Terrorism is, roughly, the intentional random murder of defenseless non-combatants, with the intent of instilling fear of mortal danger amidst a civilian …