Terrorism Flashcards
old wars 11
Kaldor
Napoleonic clausewitz based --> war tool of politics as 1. force ones preference on enemy 2. nation based state + army + public opinion distinction between different spheres 1. public//private. 2. Internal – external 3. Economic – political 4. Combatant – non 5. Mass production, politics, communication
new wars 6
based on identity politica –> goes upon nation states to find sub-states communities
networks of state and non-state actors that carry out violence mainly on civilians
civic and organised violence for a political purpose not military
agents of legitimate organised violence under the umbrella of transnational institutions
cold war = increase of WMD + alliances + state monopolies = fuse of differences
cosmopolitian society based on humanitarian principles
Bosni-Herzegovina wars
1991-1995 breakdown of Yugoslavia bosnia in serbia but population is 1. 44% muslim bosniaks 2. 32.5% orthodox serbs 3. 17% catholic croats
bosniak vs serbs (milosevic)
srebrenica massacre: 7,000 deaths in july 1995
terrorism and globalisation
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kiaras Small group aiming for political change o 9/11 o Motives raise with globalisation: ♣ Cultural • Huntigton: globalisation overwhelmed identity • Default lines that impede internal cooperation ♣ Religious • Reward in after life martyr • Political power Theology • Unfaithful extirpation ♣ Economic • Against westernisation o Westernisation give control and development o High expectation o Not met o Extremism • Vs global economy + liberalisation o Nature, due to globalisation: ♣ Higher lethality ♣ Higher mobility - no airport security till 9/11, airplanes ♣ Higher coordination ♣ Higher proselytizing
Madrid bombing
2004 al qaeda 3 days before election partido popular vs spanish social workers cirsis cercania communters train system
partido popular was in office before –> joined iraq war –> handeled crisis badly and loss election
types of terrorism
rogers
sub-state
state terrorism: 1930s Stalin purges –> 3m died
1950s Maos cultural revolution 45M people died in 4years
aim of terrorism
rogers - fundamental change + change for identifiable community
responses to terrorism
- policing, intelligencia, security
get the attacker and detain it or protect targets - military action versus paramilitary organisations
- negotations
al-qaeda
aim:
1. no us in saudi arabia
2. no foreigners in islamic world
3. no israel
5. no pro-western regimes
4. support for islamic movement