Changing Patterns Of Global Terrorism
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Changing Patterns of Global Terrorism
Faheem Ul Hasan
AimTo Provide an Overview of the
TacticalChanges and Emerging Trends in
Trans-National TerrorismTo Offer Some Perspective on the
Way Ahead
Global TrendsDemographicsUrbanizationEducationMigrationSecular vs. Religious Values
Area Of ConcernGlobalThe Diaspora ConnectionSelf-RadicalizationTactical DevolutionPakistanAfghanistanSouth Asia Emerging as the Global Epicentre
of Terrorism
Strategic TrendsAl – Qaeda in a Strategic Cul de Sac yet Posing
a Credible Threat to Global Security• An Incomplete Ideological Battle
Compounding the Problem• Lack of Effective Trans-National Cooperation
Creating an Advantageous Situation for the Terrorist Organizations.
• The Deepening Problem in the Global South: Need to Address Core Issues
Changes In TacticsBomb Blasts Increasingly Being
Replaced by Operations involving Small Arms e.g. Mumbai CST Attack 26/11/2009
• New Innovations in Training and Organization
Changes In Tactics (Cont’d)Small Groups and Sleeper Cells Increasingly Gaining Prominence.The Lone Wolf Making a Comeback?Decentralized Organizational Structure – The Case
of JMBNew Innovations in Training: The Use of Char areas
for trainingTraining Terrorists to Earn an Alternative
Livelihood!An Evolving Crime – Terror Nexus
The Emerging Threat ScenariosThe Looming Threat to Critical Infrastructure:Rawalpindi Water SupplyThe Threat from Internet Radicalization: The
Case of South East AsiaFighting the Flow of Money: The Challenge
from Terrorist FinancingJMB Financing – Bona Fide InvestmentsThe Question of Nuclear SecurityTerrorist or Insurgent – Where to Draw the
Line?
The Emerging Threat Scenarios The Deepening Threat of Radicalization
Across SocietiesThe Increasing Threat from Extremist Groups
in the Context of South Asia The Problem of Integration in an Increasingly
Globalizing WorldThe Rise of The Radical Elements Across
Different Societies: The Mainstream Becoming Smaller
Getting The Message Across: Strategic CommunicationTerrorist Organizations Globally Adopting a Multi-Platform StrategyUse of Leaflets and other Print MethodsIncreased Presence on the InternetUse of Chat GroupsUsing Social Networking Sites and the Use of New MediaThe Terrorist TV Network – The Example of As Sahab
What Lies Ahead?Need to Address Radicalization andExtremism at a National and International LevelNot Adequate to Fight Terrorism the TacticThe Need to Fashion an Adequate Strategy to Fight the Ideological BattleUnderstanding What Makes a Terrorist Group Tick
What Lies Ahead? (Cont’d)CT is not a the Task of the Governments AloneNeed to Engage Different StakeholdersThe Role of the TheologiansMedia Playing a More Proactive RoleImportance of Building Social Resilience Against TerrorismA Carefully Calibrated Multi Pronged Strategy
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