Terrorism

Research Paper # 6422

International Relations
Political Science > Terrorism

Terrorism

A detailed look at the networks of terror operating in the world today.

4,315 words () | 5 sources | MLA | 2001 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses how terrorism affects society, why/how terrorism works and what is being done to stop it. An examination of where and how it thrives, and how it has changed the world. The paper also provides information on how terrorists existed in history, how they are funded, how they behave and how society reflects on them. The paper uses endnotes.

From the Paper:

"The fall of the Berlin wall on November 9, 1989 was a cause for celebration for the capitalist superpowers of the first world. The world was finally free from the grim prospect of a nuclear apocalypse. However in light of the end of the cold war, the break up of communist countries into smaller nations created a ground where international terrorism could thrive. Where communist nationalism once existed; the separation caused thousands of groups of people with no government to depend on and nothing to turn to. The only things, which had any power, were the previous criminals, whose radical embers had been fanned into flame by the winds of freedom. These once exiled criminals had grown exponentially in power, and they could now buy any type of weapon imaginable on the black market to terrorize their enemies. Once organized crime syndicates had been transformed into small armies, which struck fear in the hearts of any nation that was capitalist and had sufficient funds to support their people. In addition to the U.S and U.K invasion of Iraq in 1991, fanatic terrorist organizations across the globe were united in the cause to strike down the super-powerful nations, which influenced virtually every nation on the planet. Inter-continental terrorism had become an international, billion-dollar business, which left countries without a means to defend themselves."