Terrorism has gone from a persistent yet marginal security concern to one of the most important security
problems of our day: indeed, there are few countries that do not suffer from some form of terrorism. Though
many terrorist attempts fail, some groups wage lengthy and bloody campaigns and, in exceptional cases, kill
hundreds or even thousands in pursuit of their ends.
Course topics include the nuances involved in defining terrorism, the nature of Al-Qaeda, Hamas, and other
important groups, the effectiveness of different counter-terrorism tools like detention and military force,
linkages (or the lack thereof) between terrorism and world religions like Islam, terrorist recruiting, the rule of
law, the political context in South Asia and the Middle East, and terrorist use of technology.
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