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Combating terrorism and prosecuting terrorist organizations is a cumbersome task for many countries and the international community. Definitional ambiguity, legislative constraints, and lack of resources are just some of the factors that limit governments. Comparably, technology, illegal funding, and the new media enable terrorist organizations to continue their operations. It is asymmetrical warfare with great implications for the United States’ homeland security. By now, you are familiar with types of domestic terrorism and its prevalence in the United States. Although it has been disregarded in light of post 9/11 counterterrorism measures abroad, domestic terrorism remains a valid concern for the United States government. What is more, there is a growing concern that the terrorist threat will no longer come from the outside, but rather will be developed at home through radicalization and political polarization.
Instructions
For this assignment, you are required to craft an argument/position on whether domestic terrorism is a viable threat to the United States homeland security. You are required to identify one category and provide support for your position. The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) categorizes domestic terrorism as either violent political extremism, single-issue terrorism, or lone wolf activities. Other scholars differentiate domestic terrorism as right-wing or left-wing terrorism The focus of the textbook is on racism and its relationship to terrorism, anti-government extremism (and other right-wing violence), single issues, and homegrown Jihadist Salafism.
For this assignment, you have to focus on the attacks that occurred in the United States. Choose one category from the following list:
Racism
Antigovernment extremism
Single issues
Homegrown Jihadist Salafism
Use The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) (https://start.umd.edu/gtd/) to identify 2-3 attacks that occurred in the United States.
Additional resources:
National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/15/fact-sheet-national-strategy-for-countering-domestic-terrorism/)
FBI Most Wanted-Domestic Terrorism (https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/dt)
FBI Data on Terrorist Attacks-1.pdf
Once you identify a domestic terrorism category you have to research the category’s historical and ideological background. That includes social and political contexts, motivation, and cultural characteristics. As you are doing your research consider the following questions:
Which tactics do they use?
What category (according to the textbook) of domestic terrorism did you choose? How does the GTD classify it?
What is the group’s ideological premise?
Which social issues/political contexts were the pretext for this type of terrorism?
Do they utilize the technology/media? And how? Were the attacks covered by the media?
How are members of this category connecting?
What is the structure/leadership hierarchy?
What is the relationship between the group and force multipliers?
What is the purpose of the group (motivation)
Is the group is small-cell or a large cell? Do they have the capabilities to engage in a large-scale attack, and if yes, where?
Compared to the other categories, why is this one particularly dangerous?
Parameters
To receive full points for this assignment, you will have to submit:
A poster/iconography/print (10 points)
For example, the 1-page poster can include a graph, a table, or any other visual that is important to the understanding of how domestic terrorists can threaten the United States. The visual can cover the social relevance and historical development. A visual, such as a graph or table, can include the number of injuries they caused, and the economic, human or social toll. You can analyze their organization chart or leadership structure. You can map lone-wolf attacks to show that they are concentrated in certain areas. Is it their location, structure, operational capabilities, or ideology that is making them dangerous? Your poster should catch the attention of the reader and be presented with a sense of urgency. The components you must include on your poster are the category name, a clear visual representation, and major talking points covered in the essay (bullet points or a list).
Short essay (10 points)
The paper, containing 3 paragraphs (14-20 sentences), should briefly explain the category’s historical development, ideological premise, operational capabilities, etc. The essay should answer the questions that guided your research. Why did you pick this group? Is it the group’s historical significance or potential for growth that makes this group stand out for you as a threat to the United States? Refer to the questions above. The goal is to critically assess whether domestic terrorism will threaten the United States in the future.
Include these major points on your poster and use the paper as support or complementary material for the poster/visual. The essay should elaborate on the topic you presented with the poster and provide more substance to the topic. Provide an argument and support your position with evidence from the textbook. Follow general APA guidelines (12 font, Times-New Roman, double spaced; Introduction, Body, Conclusion) and include the Reference Page.
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