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The economics of terrorism is a branch of economics dedicated to the study of terrorism.It involves using the tools of economic analysis to analyse issues related to terrorism, such as the link between education, poverty and terrorism, the effect of macroeconomic conditions on the frequency and quality of terrorism, the economic costs of terrorism, and the economics of counter-terrorism. [1]
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. [1] The term is used in this regard ...
Financial terrorism (also known as economic terrorism) most commonly refers to the secret manipulation of a nation's economy by state or non-state actors. [2] However, economic terrorism may also be unconcealed, arguably in the name of economic sanctions. [3] Economic terrorism targets civilians of nations or groups in the pursuit of political ...
Narcoterrorism, in its original context, is understood to refer to the attempts of narcotics traffickers to influence the policies of a government or a society through violence and intimidation, and to hinder the enforcement of anti-drug laws by the systematic threat or use of such violence.
Article 2.1 of the 1999 sectoral United Nations International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (Terrorist Financing Convention) defines the crime of terrorist financing as the offence committed by "any person" who "by any means, directly or indirectly, unlawfully and wilfully, provides or collects funds with the ...
Tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) is an essential concept in terrorism and cyber security studies. [1] The role of TTPs in terrorism analysis is to identify individual patterns of behavior of a particular terrorist activity, or a particular terrorist organisation, and to examine and categorize more general tactics and weapons used by a particular terrorist activity, or a particular ...
Thus, I believe any use of the terms terrorist or terrorism require that that usage be qualified, vis "self-described terrorist" for those describing themselves as terrorists, or for an event, "an act of violence intended to invoke fear". Just my two bits.. Atombaby 06:48, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Within these, it is some of the more extreme environmental and anti-abortion groups that have turned most toward vandalism and terrorist activities. [ 3 ] One well-known form of special-issue terrorism is environmental or eco-terrorism , which in the 1980s was the only type of special-interest terrorism included in FBI statistics. [ 4 ]