POLYS 103 October 3 Lecture 18Outline of Last Lecture I. Globalization continuedII. TerrorismIII. Problem with terrorismOutline of Current Lecture II. Continuation of TerrorismIII. Al QaedaIV. SyriaV. AfghanistanVI. NigeriaVII. China/ UighursCurrent LectureAl Qaeda:dominant security threat in the world.More transnational, more attached to Islamic fundamentalismPolitical objectives:-West (like US) out of Arabia-Israel out of Jerusalem-Non-Arab Culture out of all Islamic areasBin Laden saw US as source of all of the aboveIslam as a whole rejects Bin Laden's logicHowever, lots of passive support for Al Qaeda because Islamic people are unhappy with the USattacks on US started back in 1993 but also through late 1900s (9/11 was the high point)After 9/11 Al Qaeda shifted formThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.moved from a hierarchy organization to a networknetwork model is harder to fight but smaller, less damage Syria:War: US has started attacking Syria (bombings)US is not calling this a war because they claim Syria is “unwilling and unable” to deal with ISIS Political goal: reduce ISIS's abilities AND create stability in Middle EastAirstrikes alone can't eradicate ISISTroops on the ground are needed, but whos troops?Civil war: there is a raging civil war going on in Syria many different sides to the warAssad's government has been the big killer- about 125,000 deadISIS has only killed around 1000This makes Syrian people unhappy about US bombing against ISIS because for them, Assad is more threateningAssad is using terrorism against his own peoplethis instability and chaos has allowed groups like ISIS to growThe problem with Syria is that there is no clear solutionAfghanistan:history of US involvementUS has spent a lot of money trying to rebuild Afghanistan's government Recent elections replaced current presidentIssue of democracycreating democracy is hardcreating democracy after a war is very hardThe difficulty in returning to a normal governance after a war is hardNigeria:Boko Haram is one of the Al Qaeda franchisesBoko Haram is the terrorist group who kidnapped around 100 school girls a while backpart of terrorism is public relationsBoko Haram rides the like between terrorism and insurgencyThe government in so weak in Nigeria that it can't successfully attempt to put a stop to Boko HaramThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.China/UighursWestern China has an ethnic group called Uighurs that are primarily Muslimthey are not linked to Islamic terrorismThey want to govern themselves but China doesn't want thistherefore terrorist attacks have been carried out by radical Uighurs to retaliate against ChinaChina's response, repress Uighurs These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a
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