Terrorism
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Book Review: Lifeblood of Terrorism: Countering Terrorism Finance
Vivek Chadha, (Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd., 2015). pp. 258 Terrorism finance remains under-examined in Indian security studies despite its central importance. Vivek Chadha’s Lifeblood of Terrorism addresses this gap through a detailed mapping of funding sources, transfer mechanisms, and operational use across India’s conflict zones. Indian Army Veteran, Colonel Chadha, leverages counterinsurgency expertise, offering enforcement-focused, state-centric… Read More
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Inside Terrorism
Bruce Hoffman, (New York: Columbia University Press, 1998). pp. 320. There are books that describe the world, and books that predict it. Bruce Hoffman’s Inside Terrorism, published in 1998, belongs emphatically to the second category. He argued that the dominant threat to global security was shifting toward religiously motivated actors for whom violence was a… Read More
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Unfolding the Rationale Behind Suicide Terrorism as a Weapon of Choice
Abstract: There is a plethora of studies on suicide terrorism from different aspects, but researchers have failed to identify suicide attacks as a weapon of choice. This reluctance may stem from the fact that suicide terrorism does not fall under the strict terminology of ‘weapon’. Suicide attacks have been used as a weapon to accomplish… Read More
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International Breeds International: From Lashkar-E-Taiba’s Underpinnings To Its Operations
Abstract: Contrary to lay misconceptions about its ‘regionality’, this paper uses primary and secondary sources to show that Lashkar-e-Taiba has always had a global agenda that would inevitably lead to international operations—despite its initial focus on Kashmir. Importantly, this agenda is rooted in Hafiz Saeed’s Salafist ideology, including a history that includes international jihadist influences… Read More
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Hamas–Israel: TikTok And The Relevance Of The Cognitive Warfare Domain
Abstract: As much as the current conflict occurs on the battlefield, it is being fought in the domain of cognitive warfare. The current conflict highlights the use of cognitive warfare – to influence public support for either side. In cognitive warfare, the human mind becomes the battlefield. The aim is to change what people think… Read More
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An Account On Al-Qaeda’s 9/11 Terrorist Attacks Financing
Abstract: Bin Laden and his co-conspirators analysed that a small amount of financing was sufficient for the 9/11 attack. Between $400,000 and $500,000 was spent planning and carrying it out. Experts account that a minute percentage of their total budget of $30 million annually is paid for weapons for AQ. Even though profits may be… Read More
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What Do We Know About Self-Finance Terrorism?
Abstract: The landscape of terrorist financing has transformed owing to the self-starter phenomenon, characteristics of terrorist organizations, self-funded terrorism, and weapons of choice. On a different note, nationally and internationally, financial institutions still rely on traditional counterterrorist financing policies. These policies against the financing of terrorism were drafted as a result of the 9/11 attacks… Read More
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The International Standards On Countering The Financing Of Terrorism
Abstract: International recommendations on countering the financing of terrorism have been accepted as the benchmark when drafting national policies against terror financing. Still, the international recommendations are yet to clarify what needs to be included in terrorist financing. This paper examines the necessity to revise the international standards catered to countering the financing of terrorism.… Read More
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Defining A Strategic Crime: The Many Faces Of Terrorism From History To The Present Day
Abstract: The philosophical facet needed to understand terrorism is anchored to the inability to accurately assume an alternate perspective. In drawing attention to the evolution of political nihilism, this article points to a new lexis shaped by realism rather than the idealization of the notion of terrorism to countless violent episodes. Political nihilism is a… Read More
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How Important Is International Intelligence Cooperation To Counter Terrorism Within ASEAN?
Abstract: Since its conception, ASEAN has struggled to develop a concise understanding of its intelligence cooperation within its member states. ASEAN has also wrestled with developing a clear relationship between intelligence cooperation and counter-terrorism cooperation. It has subsequently led to two major arguments for its importance. Firstly, it allows member states to tackle joint security… Read More
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