Strategy - Terrorism - Part 2

Description

Military Strategy (Terrorism) Flashcards on Strategy - Terrorism - Part 2, created by SteveT on 12/05/2013.
SteveT
Flashcards by SteveT, updated more than 1 year ago
SteveT
Created by SteveT over 11 years ago
54
0

Resource summary

Question Answer
What is Max Abrahams definition? Terrorism is a coercive instrument intended to communicate to target countries the costs of noncompliance with their policy demands
What does Bruce Hoffman say AQ is doing? AQ is on the march
What is Bruce Hoffman's four levels of AQ? AQ Core, AQ Affiliates, AQ Locals, AQ Network
What does Hoffman say GWOT requires? A broader approach.
What does Hoffman say is the danger with Kill/Capture? Suggests an EF CoG
What is Max Abrahams set of numbers? 28 Groups - 42 Objectives - 7% success
What theory does Abrahams discuss? Correspondent inference theory = People inferring things from groups correspondents (threats, protests, attacks etc).
How does CIT work with 9/11 US assumed AQ wanted to destroy US way of life Emphasis on AQ methods and not AQ objectives UBL complained that US did not understand the true reason for 9/11
What are the three points from Hoffman? Terrorist threat is changing. GWOT vastly different from previous campaigns. Terrorist groups becoming more diffiuse
Who provides the definition of terrorism? Max Abrahams
Show full summary Hide full summary

Similar

Strategy - Terrorism - Part 1
SteveT
History: Terrorism
Natasha Evans
Chapter 2 - The final years of the British mandate in Palestine 1945-8
Karima Ranieri
Unit 9: Post Cold War (Final Review)
Casey S
BRITISH READINESS FOR WAR
Peter Morawiec
Boko Haram
tsinghua2016
7. Terrorism
Louise Prytz
Terrorism
kevinpichardo97
my thoughts on the word "terrorism"
alexchav98
RAF: Success or Failure?
Nicholas von Güttner
Strategy - Deterrence
SteveT