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=__Global Terrorism__=



=What is terrorism?=

Terrorism is a general term used to describe the use of systematic terror as a means of coercion. Coercion is the process of forcing another party to act in an involuntary way through the use of threats, intimidation, or in another forceful manner. Terrorism has been used by many political organizations in order to further their objectives. In the past in has been used by both right and left wing political groups, nationalistic groups, religious groups, revolutionaries, and ruling governments.

There are several different types of terrorism:


 * **Civil disorder** – A form of collective violence interfering with the peace, security, and normal functioning of the community.
 * **Political terrorism** – Violent criminal behavior designed primarily to generate fear in the community, or substantial segment of it, for political purposes.
 * **Non-Political terrorism** – Terrorism that is not aimed at political purposes but which exhibits “conscious design to create and maintain a high degree of fear for coercive purposes, but the end is individual or collective gain rather than the achievement of a political objective.”
 * **Quasi-terrorism** – The activities incidental to the commission of crimes of violence that are similar in form and method to genuine terrorism but which nevertheless lack its essential ingredient. It is not the main purpose of the quasi-terrorists to induce terror in the immediate victim as in the case of genuine terrorism, but the quasi-terrorist uses the modalities and techniques of the genuine terrorist and produces similar consequences and reaction. For example, the fleeing felon who takes hostages is a quasi-terrorist, whose methods are similar to those of the genuine terrorist but whose purposes are quite different.
 * **Limited political terrorism** – Genuine political terrorism is characterized by a revolutionary approach; limited political terrorism refers to “acts of terrorism which are committed for ideological or political motives but which are not part of a concerted campaign to capture control of the sate.
 * **Official or state terrorism** –"referring to nations whose rule is based upon fear and oppression that reach similar to terrorism or such proportions.