Includes analysis of different aspects of terrorism: historical, social, cultural, economic, political, religious context; determinants of terrorism at state and individual level; organizational structure of terrorist groups' weapons and tactics; mobilization and recruitment within terror networks; terrorist finance; methods of counterterrorism.
It might attract human rights abusers and mercenaries, or even members of terrorist groups bent on creating sleeper cells in the military.
This power structure, represented by Saudi Arabia and Iran on opposite ends of the spectrum, fosters the rise of terrorist groups.
Unlike another gulf kingdom, Kuwait, whose lax financing laws have long put it on the radar of U.S. officials concerned about funding of terrorist groups via Islamic charities, Qatar has adopted a more formalized structure for aid to Syria.
The increased interest of terrorist groups in toxic chemicals and chemical warfare agents presents a continuing threat to our societies.
An important 2008 study from Rand, "How Terrorist Groups End," concluded that "military force has rarely been the primary reason for the end of terrorist groups".
When approaching this question theoretically, it is useful to distinguish between two common types of terrorist groups by motivation: ethno-nationalist groups and religious/ideological groups.
Once again, the structure of the terrorist groups, increasingly diverse, fragmented and dynamic, mirrors the changing structure of the media whose attention they seek.
