Domestic Extremist Group or an Internationally focused Terrorist Organization

Choose either a domestic extremist group or an internationally focused terrorist organization and briefly describe the main inspiration (the grievance or cause). Describe how this inspiration serves as both a means of recruitment of individuals as well as a catalyst for collective action for a group. Discuss the means of communication used by the group to influence their narrative. Address both the individual level psychological concepts and group level drivers for political violence in the form of terrorism. Include and state this topic question in your paper.

Assignment Specifics:

  • The body of your report is to be at least FOUR FULL pages in length (not counting title page and references) and is to contain the following:
  • A brief stated “introduction”, with the topic and your thesis
  • A main body, containing the “meat” of the paper, where you provide the requested information supported by class readings and with your analysis
  • A stated “conclusion”, summarizing your information clearly and concisely 

Technical Requirements

  • Your paper must be at a minimum of 4pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
  • Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.
  • Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
  • Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
  • Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
  • All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric.
 
 
 
                                  Due. June 18
  1. Detail, using course material (citing as appropriate), the worst-case scenario of agroterrorism against our agricultural and food industries. Which threat agents pose the greatest threat and why? What mitigation measures are in place to mitigate these risks?
  2. What radioactive material killed Alexander Litvinenko in London in November 2006? How has the investigation developed between 2007 and 2016? Do the British authorities have a theory who ordered Litvinenko killed?
  3. In April 2010, President Obama said, “The single biggest threat to US security, both short-term, medium-term and long-term, would be the possibility of a terrorist organization obtaining a nuclear weapon.” How does this statement impact current U.S. National Security Policy? If you were President, what changes would you make to U.S. National Security Policy to reduce the likelihood of a terrorist organization obtaining a nuclear weapon?
  4. China’s military doctrine closely associates cyber-attacks and nuclear high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) attacks, as part of a combined operation in what they call Total Information Warfare. Is this a weapon that terrorists could obtain to incapacitate the United States? Could nations use terrorist proxies to carry out this type of attack?
  5. Experts disagree as to the threat from rouge nations with nuclear weapons (North Korea, Pakistan, Iran in the future, etc.) providing those weapons to non-state actors. Do you think that this is a concern or are nation states not willing to cross this line?

Technical Requirements

  • Your paper must be at a minimum of 5 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
  • Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.
  • Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
  • Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
  • Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.