Essays about: "counterterrorism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 26 essays containing the word counterterrorism.

1. 6. The Impossible Homecoming? : A Study of the Evolution of the French Government’s Discourses on French ISIS Returnees Between 2017 and 2020.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Hannah Bieber; [2021]
   Keywords : ISIS; returning foreign fighters; securitization; France; counterterrorism;

   Abstract : Over 5,000 European citizens joined the ranks of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the early 2010s. Since the rollback of the terrorist organization in 2016, European Union (EU) member states have had to decide whether or not to repatriate these individuals who were made prisoners mainly by Iraqi, or Kurdish authorities. READ MORE

3. 7. Counterproductivity in Counterterrorism : A Brazilian Case Study

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Blomberg Elias; [2020]
   Keywords : Brazil; counterproductivity; counterterrorism; Law 13.260; Tri-Border region;

   Abstract : This thesis is a qualitative case study of counterterrorism in Brazil. Special focus is put on law 13.260, commonly referred to as “the anti-terror law”, enacted in 2016. Theoretically my focus is on the applicability of the common notion of counterproductivity as used in the theoretical literature on counterterrorism. READ MORE

4. 8. Leadership in times of terrorism threat : An Analysis of George W. Bush’s and Barack Obama’s leadership qualities concerning counterterrorism

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Luisa Stier; [2020]
   Keywords : Leadership qualities; leadership styles; targeted killings of terrorists; counter-terrorism strategy; Barack Obama; George W. Bush; Greenstein’s typology;

   Abstract : While the US-presidency comprises the most powerful office of leadership in the world and has also been investigated at various angles in personal, biographical approaches as well as comparative studies, this research paper specifically lays focus and compares the two presidencies of President Bush and President Obama in regard of their leadership qualities and counter-terrorism strategies. Because counterterrorism seems to be a good example of how presidents perform crises-management and because the subject by itself is critical in the perspective of human rights and security concerns, the research paper has chosen to focus on President Bush and President Obama who are known to have chosen different routes and strategies in countering terrorism. READ MORE

5. 9. Legal Uncertainty in EU’s Quest to Combat Terrorism – A Critical Examination of the Terrorism Directive’s Prohibition of Receiving Training for Terrorism and Travelling for the Purpose of Terrorism.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Harkkila; [2020]
   Keywords : Terrorism; counterterrorism; legal certainty.; Terrorism; rättssäkerhet.;

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6. 10. EU's Securitized Aid: a case study of the EU's counterterrorism regulations' effects on aid delivery in Palestine

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Moa Rydell; [2020]
   Keywords : Just Securitization Theory; counterterrorism regulations; aid delivery; Palestine; anti-terrorism clause; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Following 9/11, an explosion of transnational counterterrorism regulations aimed at countering the financing of terrorism has been established. These have since had suffocating effects on aid delivery in areas where designated terrorist organizations are present, resulting in the denying of aid to the most vulnerable. READ MORE