Executive Summary This essay provides an analysis of the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah from its foundation and grass roots development up until the splintering of the group in 2000. It also provides analysis of the motivations behind its founder and the future of JI and radical Islam. The analysis is provided in seven parts that cover key areas including the inception of JI, the status and role of Ba’asyir, the ideological influence of Darul Islam, JI’s manifesto and operational charter, the
Before we get started on the evolution of drones, you should get a better understanding of what exactly they are and their uses in today’s world. What is a drone? A drone is a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) is pretty much a more advanced Rc plane, it is controlled and used from a controller/computer. The CIA director George Tenet approved uses of drones after the attacks that a cured on 9/11. The most popular drone that the US uses is the General Atomics MQ – 1 predator. The US has more of these
Singapore gained its independence after the separation from Malaysia to become a sovereign state due to the different political reasoning and principles between the ruling parties of Singapore and Malaysia. A sovereign state has the ability to go into relations with other sovereign states and practices internal control over the country through laws and rules. Singapore is no different from other sovereign states that would inevitably be dealt with obstacles that seek to undermine the sovereignty
LINKAGES BETWEEN MARITIME PIRACY AND TERRORISM Author: Aditi Chatterjee* MOTIVATIONS Maritime piracy and terrorism have often been used interchangeably and there exists an on-going debate about their definition and legal meaning. The 1958 Geneva Convention on High Seas defines piracy as, “any illegal act of violence, detention or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft, and directed on the high seas against another
QUESTION 1. Appraise the role and limitations of the use of the military in countering terrorism. Militaries in traditionally sense were structured, trained and professionally charged with defending nation states against threats generated by adversarial nation states. For military to succeed in their primary responsibilities they needed to master strategic art, modernize their equipment, update intelligence and technology alongside the capabilities to sustain. As the threat structures evolved into