Essays about: "War on Terror."

Showing result 16 - 20 of 64 essays containing the words War on Terror..

  1. 16. Bringing the War Home : A Psycho-Historical Exploration of How Right- Wing, Lone Wolf Terrorist’s Construct Group Identities in the 21st Century

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Per-Albin Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : Right-Wing Terrorism; Lone-Wolf Terrorism; Group Psycho-history; Symbolic Convergence Theory; Discourse Analysis; Group Consciousness.;

    Abstract : Contemporary social and political discourses often emphasise the security threat of Jihadism towards Europe and the United States as the main terrorist threat. Two decades into the twenty-first century, however, the new threat of right-wing terrorism has emerged as the statistically most prominent form of terror. READ MORE

  3. 17. Military tribunals and fair trial rights - a study of the Guantanamo Commission

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Axel Edling; [2020]
    Keywords : public international law; fair trial; military courts; Guantanamo Commission; terrorism; non-privileged combatants; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The right to a fair trial is a vital component of the rule of law, but with the change in global conflicts, and particularly the rise of global terrorism, it has been presented with new challenges. Soldiers’ immunity for certain, normally illegal, actions has been established as a principle of international law since the adaptation of the Geneva Conventions. READ MORE

  4. 18. Operation Condor : The U.S. involvement - A rational strategy or a political powerplay?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Amanda Hedman; [2019]
    Keywords : Operation Condor; National Security; Latin America; USA; Foreign Policy;

    Abstract : During 1975-1989 a transnational state-terror operation was carried out by several South American states called Operation Condor. Declassified documents show that the U.S. government assisted the operation with communication and intelligence techniques. READ MORE

  5. 19. Sanctions as a tool for compliance : A quantitative study on violations of international humanitarian law and imposition of economic sanctions

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Johanna Mäkinen; [2019]
    Keywords : economic sanctions; international humanitarian law; child soldiers; terror; torture; sexual violence; one-sided violence;

    Abstract : The 1990’s did not only see the end of the Cold War, it experienced several man-made humanitarian crises, an emerging debate on the responsibility to protect, and an increased number of sanctions. All at the same time. READ MORE

  6. 20. Humanitarian Assistance or ‘Association With Terrorists’? How U.S Antiterrorism Financing Policy De-Limit Humanitarian Organizations: A Disciplinary Power Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Zakarias Nissen; [2019]
    Keywords : Global War on Terror; Humanitarian principles; Humanitarian organizations; Disciplinary power; USAID; non-association; Discourse; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the power dynamics underpinning the relationship between USAIDfunded humanitarian organizations and U.S governmental agencies – in relation to the Global War on Terror (GWoT) - are critically investigated. To this end, a Foucauldian lens of ’disciplinary power’ is utilized to uncover U. READ MORE