Counterterrorismvs.Anti-terrorism
► What are the goals of counterterrorism?
Terrorist Necessities ► Political message ► Money ► People ► Organization
Goals ► 1. Ending Terrorism? ► 2. Containment ► 3. Disruption ► 4. Isolation ► 5. Finance ► 6. Communication Dynamic ► 7. Political Support for Counterterrorism Policies ► 8. Root Causes and Support for Terrorist Cause
1. Ending Terrorism? ► Elimination of terrorist acts and terrorist organizations? ► Minimization of terrorist acts? ► Making terrorist organizations politically irrelevant?
2. Containment ► Preventing the spread of terrorist ideology ► Preventing the spread of terrorist organizational capability geographically ► Preventing the spread of terrorist activity ► Preventing escalation of attack tempo and character (WMD)
3. Disruption ► Weakening and complicating terrorist ability to act coherently toward a political end Preventing attacks Counter-leadership Communication capability Organizational infrastructure
4. Isolation ► Isolate a terrorist organization from the population it seeks to lead or conquer?
5. Finance ► Destroying the terrorist organization’s financial networks Degrades capability Degrades recruiting
6. Communication Dynamic ► Terrorism vs. Counterterrorism is negotiating through violence Deterrence Compellence Article on US use of Cold war strategies against terrorists Article
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7. Political Support for Counterterrorism Policies ► Maintaining support at home ► Maintaining support among allies $$$$ Intelligence International legitimacy
8. Root Causes and Support for Terrorist Cause ► Why do terrorists gain active supporters? ► Why do terrorists gain passive supporters? ► Discouraging the next generation