The New Yorker - Terrorism Studies
This morning I read a really interesting article reviewing the most important social studies conducted on the subject of Terrorism. Many different theories are reviewed, highlighting nuances in the proposed way of dealing with what, as Obama calls it "violent extremism". Yes, because calling it "terrorism", or referring to Al-Qaeda as "jihadi international" as the Israeli government does, doesn't help fighting the violence; rather, it increases the chances of different scattered groups uniting. I really stuggest you to devote some of your time to read this article where I really appreciated these sentences and quotations:
"Pape says that “American military policy in the Persian Gulf was most likely the pivotal factor leading to September 11”"
"Most terrorists are, essentially, terroirists—people who want control of land"
"Suicide bombing represents merely one end of the spectrum; its use is an indication not of the fanaticism or desperation of the individual bomber (most suicide bombers—recall Muhammad Atta’s professional-class background—are not miserably poor and alienated adolescent males) but of the supremely high cohesion of the group"
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