Terrorism

If we destroy human rights and rule of law in the response to terrorism, they have won - Joichi Ito

Terrorism

image by: Freedom House

HWN Recommends

Terrorism Is Not as Simple as They Say

Oversimplification is never healthy. It is an increase of ignorance masquerading as insight, and choices made based on oversimplification often ramify in ways directly counter to the oversimplifier's desire.

Perhaps no act in today's world is subject to more oversimplification than terrorism. Terroristic acts are designed to elicit a strong emotional response, and as such, people tend to eschew careful consideration in favor of reflexive reaction—which, ironically, often does more to perpetuate conditions that foment further terrorism.

As has become customary, the November 13 ISIL assault on multiple sites in Paris elicited the kind…

read full article

Resources

 Terrorism Is Not as Simple as They Say

Terrorism has been a hot topic for throughout the 21st century. But most of that talk is hot air thick enough to obscure more than it clarifies.

33 maps that explain terrorism

Terrorism is a simple idea — intentionally targeting non-combatants to instill terror in a way that will accomplish political goals — that has had a profound impact on the world. But while we may think of terrorism today as something associated with wild-eyed religious radicals, in fact its history is much more complicated than that, and even the rise of what we now call jihadism is more complicated than you may think.

5 Takeaways From the Paris Attacks and the Long War Against Terrorism

The fight against ISIS and global jihad is the long war. It may well be the greatest foreign policy challenge of this generation. Whether the spate of recent jihadi attacks, including those in Paris, prove to be a transformational moment or just another horrific twist in this long war remains to be seen.

Critical Threats

The Critical Threats Project is an initiative of the American Enterprise Institute dedicated to tracking and analyzing key and emerging national security threats to the United States in order to inform the policy debate.

Global Terrorism Database

The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2014 (with annual updates planned for the future). Unlike many other event databases, the GTD includes systematic data on domestic as well as international terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time period...

GlobalIncidentMap.com

A global display of terrorism and other suspicious events.

Terrorism Newsletter

CBRNE-Terrorism Newsletter is an on-line (open) source of information targeting First Responders around the world celebrating 10 years in the frontline of specialized information.

Terrorism Research

International Terrorism and Security Research.

Blogs of War

Covering the convergence of conflict, intelligence, and technology since 2002.

Center for a New American Security

The mission of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is to develop strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies. Building on the expertise and experience of its staff and advisors, CNAS engages policymakers, experts and the public with innovative, fact-based research, ideas and analysis to shape and elevate the national security debate.

If You See Something, Say Something

It takes a community to protect a community. Informed, alert communities play a critical role in keeping our nation safe.

INSITE Blog on Terrorism & Extremism

NSITE on Terrorism is the official blog of SITE Intelligence Group, focusing on all dimensions of extremism in the 21st century: jihadism, white supremacy movements, hacker threats, and everything in between. As these movements unfold, expand, and evolve, so will INSITE’s commentary and analysis.

Perspectives on Terrorism

PT seeks to provide a unique platform for established scholars as well as academics and professionals entering the field of Terrorism, Political Violence and Conflict Studies. It invites them to: •present their perspectives on the prevention of, and response to,terrorism and related forms of violent conflict; •submit to the journal accounts of evidence-based, empirical scientific research and analyses; •use the journal as a forum for debate and commentary on issues related to the above.

Richard Jackson Terrorism Blog

Richard Jackson's thoughts on terrorism, war, political violence, intervention, torture, security and conflict resolution.

FBI

Working closely with a range of partners, we use our growing suite of investigative and intelligence capabilities to neutralize terrorist cells and operatives here in the U.S., to help dismantle extremist networks worldwide, and to cut off financing and other forms of support provided by terrorist sympathizers.

Jihad Watch

Why Jihad Watch? Because non-Muslims in the West, as well as in India, China, Russia, and the world over, are facing a concerted effort by Islamic jihadists, the motives and goals of whom are largely ignored by the Western media, to destroy their societies and impose Islamic law upon them — and to commit violence to that end even while their overall goal remains out of reach. That effort goes under the general rubric of jihad.

M15

MI5 is responsible for countering threats to national security, including terrorism, espionage, cyber threats and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

RAND Blog

Terrorism Threat Assessment.

Introducing Stitches!

Your Path to Meaningful Connections in the World of Health and Medicine
Connect, Collaborate, and Engage!

Coming Soon - Stitches, the innovative chat app from the creators of HWN. Join meaningful conversations on health and medical topics. Share text, images, and videos seamlessly. Connect directly within HWN's topic pages and articles.


Be the first to know when Stitches starts accepting users


Health Cloud

Stay Connected