Essays about: "Terrorism and Al Qaeda"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 essays containing the words Terrorism and Al Qaeda.

  1. 11. Al Qaeda, the Islamic State and the Terrorist Identity : A Qualitative Comparatative Case-study on the Strategic Self-Presented Identities of the Global Jihadist Groups

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Eric Hartshorne; [2015]
    Keywords : Terrorism; Identity; Strategic Self-presentation; Al Qaeda; the Islamic State;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the Strategic Self-presented identity of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, two global militant Islamic groups. Parallels are often drawn between the two groups creating a generalized image of global jihadists. This thesis argues that although certain comparisons may be made, the two groups differ in their identity and tactics. READ MORE

  3. 12. Drone strikes and the spread of al-Qaeda : Process tracing from Pakistan to Yemen

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Lovisa Örming; [2014]
    Keywords : Al-Qaeda; Drones; Terrorism; Contagion; Pakistan; Yemen; Process tracing;

    Abstract : The use of Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV) or drones have in recent years become the modus operandi of US counterterrorism strategy to eliminate sought out terrorists.Since the initiation of systematic drone strikes in Pakistan 2004, their use has increased andalso expanded into other countries. READ MORE

  4. 13. Drone strikes and the spread of al-Qaeda : Process tracing from Pakistan to Yemen

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Lovisa Örming; [2014]
    Keywords : Al-Qaeda; Drones; Terrorism; Contagion; Pakistan; Yemen; Process tracing;

    Abstract : The use of Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV) or drones have in recent yearsbecome the modus operandi of US counterterrorism strategy to eliminate sought out terrorists.Since the initiation of systematic drone strikes in Pakistan 2004, their use has increased andalso expanded into other countries. READ MORE

  5. 14. Killing Terrorists - Armed Drones and the Ethics of War

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Joel Lundquist; [2014]
    Keywords : targeted killing; terrorism; al Qaeda; War on Terror; Pakistan; drones; UAV; Unmanned Ariel Vehicle; unlawful combatant; just war theory; international humanitarian law; human rights; public international law; covert operations; CIA;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to answer the question whether the U.S. policy on targeted killings with combat drones is compatible with the legal doctrine of just war theory, applicable international law, and human rights law. Moreover, this paper intends to examine the legal issues arising from the U. READ MORE

  6. 15. There Will Be Blood: Southeast Asia as the Second Front on the War on Terror – A case study

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Christian Österlind; [2009]
    Keywords : Southeast Asia; Terrorism; Neo-realism; Al Qaeda; Jemaah Islamiyah; Al-Jama’ah Al-Islamiyyah; Jama’ah Islamiyah; Islamism; Islamofascism; Abu Sayyaf; PULO; MILF; MNLF; Extremism; Fundamentalism; Jihad;

    Abstract : International terrorism is a relevant and acute issue to deal with for most states across the globe. The horrors and fear of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 in New York and Washington left governments with new priorities and challenges to cooperate and coordinate efforts to combat terrorism. READ MORE