Terrorism
Terrorism refers to the systematic and indiscriminate use of acts of violence with an aim of causing terror and fear in order to fulfill certain defined ideological, religious and political ends. For an act to qualify as terrorism, more often, it has an international outlook and effect
Critics point out the failure for the western nations to achieve any tangible progress against terrorism and as such argue that the strategy to depend on these nations to end terrorism is flawed. For example, the NATO nations and the US are perceived to primarily target Muslims and Islamic nations in the war on terror hence little support for their activities in nations with Islamic leaning or support
Some of the strategies that have been employed to curb terrorist activities have led to curtailment of citizen’s rights to freedom of speech, expression and association. These human rights abuses have led to waning international support for antiterrorism activities from nations and peoples opposed to these strategies
Some school of thought theorize that terrorism has no identifiable person/nation and as such, military intervention as employed by the western nations is deemed to fail. They seem to agree on the idea that terrorism is an ideological warfare that needs to be tackled through similar interventions. Military interventions and occupation seem to aid and fan terrorist activities
Since these activities by the western nations seem not to produce the desired effect on terrorist activities, the same nations may not be the ideal countries that will put an end to terrorism hence relying on them shall be in vain.
References
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Jonathan, J. (2014). Islam through Western Eyes: from the Crusades to the War on Terrorism. Columbia University Press.
Myra, W. (2016). Terrorism, war and international law: the legality of the use of force against Afghanistan in 2001. Routledge.
Richard, H. (2013). The Irony of American Strategy. Foreign Affairs, 92(3), 58.
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