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What is
Terrorism?
Terrorism is the systematic
use or threatened use of violence to intimidate a population or
government and thereby effect political, personal, religious, or
ideological change. Terrorist attacks are designed to influence
the broader society to which those killed, injured, or taken hostage
belong. The dramatic focus of mass media is often ascribed as amplifying
and broadcasting feelings of intense fear and anger that make terrorism
more effective in the modern world. As a type of unconventional warfare,
terrorism is designed to weaken or supplant existing political
landscapes through capitulation or acquiescence as opposed to subversion
or direct military action.
What is
Counter-Terrorism?
Counter-terrorism (also
spelled counterterrorism) refers to the practices, tactics, techniques,
and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and
corporations adopt in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both
real and imputed.
If the terrorism is part of a broader insurgency, counter-terrorism may
also form a part of a counter-insurgency doctrine, but political,
economic, and other measures may focus more on the insurgency than the
specific acts of terror. Foreign internal defense (FID) is a term used
by several countries for programs either to suppress insurgency, or
reduce the conditions under which insurgency could develop.
Counter-terrorism includes both the detection of potential acts and the
response to related events.
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