International Terrorist Organization Analysis [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 3, 4] Prior to beginning work on this discussion, review Chapter 2 (from your Week 1 assigned reading) and read Chapter 10 of your primary text. You must select an international terrorist organization and conduct research in the Ashford University Library on the organization.
It is recommended that you read the Foreign Terrorist Organizations ( https://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/other/des/123085.htm), State Sponsors of Terrorism ( https://www.state.gov/j/ct/list/c14151.htm ), and Terrorism Designations Press Releases ( https://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/other/des/index.htm ) web pages to identify international terrorist organizations. It is also recommended that you view the TEDTalks: Maajid Nawaz—A Global Culture to Fight Extremism ( https://fod.infobase.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?token=48200&wID=100753&plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=360&fWidth=660&fHeight=410) and TEDTalks: Loretta Napoleoni—The Intricate Economics of Terrorism ( https://fod.infobase.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?token=48478&wID=100753&plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&fWidth=660&fHeight=530) videos. These recommended web pages and videos may assist in your understanding of international terrorism. For this discussion, you will identify one international terrorist organization and demonstrate your understanding of the organization.
This discussion post must contain the following elements:
• A chart that includes the terrorist organization name, organization’s location, primary means of attack.
• A written analysis based on your chart of the group’s effectiveness in meeting their objectives and likelihood of carrying out an attack against Build a Chart Using the provided Week 4 Discussion Directions and Chart Template (attached document) build a simple chart for a known international terrorist group that is active today. Across the top, list
• Specific tactics of your chosen international terrorist organization.
• Specific techniques of your chosen international terrorist organization.
• Specific capabilities of your chosen international terrorist organization. (Examples include small arms attack, improvised explosives, hostage taking, all the way to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high explosives. You may add or subtract other types of attacks if you want to address another capability of the group selected.) Down the left side, list
• Availability of components.
• Training required.
• Portability of the device / employability.
• Expertise to develop.
• Psychological impact. (You may incorporate additional categories.)
Once you build your chart, populate the chart’s blank cells with historical events that have occurred over the last five to 10 years. Leave the cell blank if there is no evidence. Use credible sources for this assignment. Newspaper articles are a good source of information of historical events that have occurred. You can do a Google search as well. Then, assign red, yellow, orange, and green to each box. Use green for event or target not likely, yellow for unknown, orange for knowledge but missing something, and red for highly likely. Do not use any classified or “for official use only” (FOUO) sources. The document must be uploaded with your initial post. Your goal in creating the document is to demonstrate your understanding of the international terrorist organization succinctly. In addition, you may wish to access the provided Microsoft Word Tables Quick Start Guide (attached document) on how to add colors to a table cell. Analysis Based on your chart, which type of attack would be the most likely to be carried out by terrorists today in America? Which the least likely? Your initial analysis must be at least 250 words in length. Support your post with examples from the required material and/or other sources or official government websites. Using APA formatting, cite your sources within your paragraph, and include reference entries for your sources at the end of the post as well
