The Radicalization of Diasporas and Terrorism

The Radicalization of Diasporas and Terrorism
Author: Bruce Hoffman
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 55
Release: 2007
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0833040472

Over the past two years, certain Diaspora communities, frustrated with a perceived war against the Muslim world, have turned against their adopted homelands, targeting the government and its people by supporting terrorist attacks against Western countries through recruitment, fundraising, and training. Critical issues include incidents that prove these communities will indeed attack their adopted homelands; that recruits come from converts to Islam, first-generation migrants disaffected with their new society, and second-generation failed assimilations; that Diasporas create financial lifelines to propagandize, recruit, raise funds, procure weapons, and that they lobby their adopted governments to pressure the government of their country of origin. Second- and third-generation immigrants who oppose their home governments represent adversaries almost impossible to profile. Many share a growing sense of aggrievement and frustration with a perceived war against the Muslim world by the West, fueled by events in Iraq, Palestine, and the Balkans. The challenge is to identify emerging threats in Diaspora communities, but to avoid alienating these groups and becoming forced to follow only reactive policies with regard to this growing threat.

The Radicalization of Diasporas and Terrorism

The Radicalization of Diasporas and Terrorism
Author: Bruce Hoffman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre:
ISBN:

Over the past two years, certain Diaspora communities, frustrated with a perceived war against the Muslim world, have turned against their adopted homelands, targeting the government and its people by supporting terrorist attacks against Western countries through recruitment, fundraising, and training. Critical issues include incidents that prove these communities will indeed attack their adopted homelands; that recruits come from converts to Islam, first-generation migrants disaffected with their new society, and second-generation failed assimilations; that Diasporas create financial lifeline.

The Radicalization of Diasporas and Terrorism: A Joint Conference by the RAND Corporation and the Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich

The Radicalization of Diasporas and Terrorism: A Joint Conference by the RAND Corporation and the Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2007
Genre:
ISBN:

Over the past two years, certain Diaspora communities, frustrated with a perceived war against the Muslim world, have turned against their adopted homelands, targeting the government and its people by supporting terrorist attacks against Western countries through recruitment, fundraising, and training. Critical issues include incidents that prove these communities will indeed attack their adopted homelands; that recruits come from converts to Islam, first-generation migrants disaffected with their new society, and second-generation failed assimilations; that Diasporas create financial lifelines to propagandize, recruit, raise funds, procure weapons, and that they lobby their adopted governments to pressure the government of their country of origin. Second- and third-generation immigrants who oppose their home governments represent adversaries almost impossible to profile. Many share a growing sense of aggrievement and frustration with a perceived war against the Muslim world by the West, fueled by events in Iraq, Palestine, and the Balkans. The challenge is to identify emerging threats in Diaspora communities, but to avoid alienating these groups and becoming forced to follow only reactive policies with regard to this growing threat.

The Radicalization of Diasporas and Terrorism

The Radicalization of Diasporas and Terrorism
Author: Bruce Hoffman
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 55
Release: 2007-06-27
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 0833042378

Certain Diaspora communities, frustrated by a perceived war against the Muslim world, have turned against their adopted homelands, targeting the government and its people by supporting terrorist attacks against Western countries through recruitment, fundraising, and training. The problem is exacerbated by the open borders of globalization. Emerging threats must be identified without alienating Diaspora communities and thereby playing into terrorist hands.

Are Muslim Diaspora in the U. S. Vulnerable to Islamic Extremism? Four Terrorist Case Studies, Boston Bombers Tsarnaev, Analysis of Role of Governance, Economics, Religion, U. S. Homeland Involvement

Are Muslim Diaspora in the U. S. Vulnerable to Islamic Extremism? Four Terrorist Case Studies, Boston Bombers Tsarnaev, Analysis of Role of Governance, Economics, Religion, U. S. Homeland Involvement
Author: U. S. Military
Publisher:
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2017-03-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781520872476

Recent actions in Europe have highlighted the ability of Muslim diasporas to conduct terrorist attacks against their adopted homeland. With an estimated 2.6 million Muslim diaspora in the United States and millions more seeking refuge from current conflicts, there is concern with Islamic extremists utilizing diaspora to conduct future attacks on the United States homeland. The purpose of this thesis is to determine if the Muslim diaspora in the United States are vulnerable to exploitation by Islamic extremists. A qualitative research approach is applied utilizing comparative case study methodology to evaluate select factors of governance, economics, religion, armed conflict, and United States involvement in the homeland of four Islamic extremists who have recently planned or conducted acts of terrorism against the United States. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION * Background * Assumptions * Definitions * Delimitations and Limitations * Conclusion * CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW * The Radicalization Process * The Search for an Identity * Socio-Economic Deprivation * Social Interactions * Political Grievances * What Traits make a Population Vulnerable to Radicalization * Summary * CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY * Selection Criteria and Explanation * Type of Government * Armed Conflict * Overt U.S. Involvement * Unemployment Rate Broken Family * Known Terrorist Organizations Religious Criticism * Selected Case Studies * Summary * CHAPTER 4 ANALYSIS * Case Study of Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev * Analysis of Factors Occurring in Kyrgyzstan * Type of Government * Armed Conflict* Overt U.S. Involvement * Unemployment Rate * Broken Family * Known Terrorist Organizations * Religious Criticism * Summary * Case Study of Faisal Shahzad * Analysis of Factors Occurring in Pakistan * Type of Government * Armed Conflict * Overt U.S. Involvement * Unemployment Rate * Broken Family * Known Terrorists Organizations * Religious Criticism * Summary * Case Study of Amine El Khalifi * Analysis of Factors Occurring in Morocco * Type of Government * Armed Conflict *Overt U.S. Involvement * Unemployment Rate * Broken Family * Known Terrorist Organizations * Religious Criticism * Summary * Case Study of Mohamed Osman Mohamud * Analysis of Factors Occurring in Somalia * Type of Government * Armed Conflict * Overt U.S. Involvement * Unemployment Rate * Broken Family * Known Terrorists Organizations * Religious Criticism * Summary * Summary of Analysis * Type of Government * Armed Conflict * Overt U.S. Involvement * Unemployment Rate * Broken Family * Known Terrorist Organizations * Religious Criticism * CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION

Terrorism and Asylum

Terrorism and Asylum
Author: James C. Simeon
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2020-09-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004295992

Terrorism and Asylum, edited by James C. Simeon, thoroughly analyses terrorism’s use in forced displacement, to limit access to asylum, and to exclude persons from refugee protection, while offering practical alternative solutions for advancing human rights and dignity for everyone.

Prevention of Radicalization in Western Muslim Diasporas

Prevention of Radicalization in Western Muslim Diasporas
Author: Nina Käsehage
Publisher:
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2020
Genre:
ISBN:

This chapter opens with a brief definition of key terms such as “Muslim diasporas,” “prevention of violent extremism” (PVE), “countering violent extremism” (CVE) and discusses the role of Islamophobia in radicalization and its impacts on the prevention of radicalization. The size of the Muslim population in each of the selected five Western countries and the appearance of jihadist, left- and right-wing-groups, as well as the number of attacks resulting from these milieus are briefly discussed at the beginning of the country reports. The main body of this chapter discusses academic, governmental, and civil society approaches to PVE/CVE. For each country, some PVE examples are presented which might be helpful to policymakers and practitioners. A literature review regarding PVE/CVE approaches in each country seeks to provide an overview of the academic state of the art concerning the prevention of radicalization. Finally, a number of recommendations with regard to future PVE initiatives are provided, based on the author’s field research in Salafi milieus in various European countries.

Radicalization to Terrorism

Radicalization to Terrorism
Author: Sophia Moskalenko
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2020
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0190862599

"In the recent years, terrorism and radicalization have (unfortunately) become something of a regular topic in the news, in movies and TV shows, and even in dinnertime conversations. It seems like everyone knows something and has a theory or two to explain the growing number of terrorist attacks around the world. Some blame it on Muslims, some on the news media and the Internet, and some on the CIA and the U.S. government. It has become difficult to judge the quality of all this information. Thus, it makes sense to ask for credentials of the messengers"--

Radicalization and Escalation of Modern Terrorism

Radicalization and Escalation of Modern Terrorism
Author: R. N. Trivedi
Publisher: M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Escalation (Military science)
ISBN: 9788175332089

The book 'Radicalization And Escalation of Modern Terrorism' describes that the forces behind the new terrorism are structural in nature, the product of modernization and globalization, and terrorists are using the instruments of modernization and globalization to wage their war.Global communications have empowered terrorist organizations, linking like-minded groups, and making it easier to set up essential support structures among diaspora and migrant communities around the world. It also explains that these networks disseminate propaganda, raise funds, recruit and train terrorists and procure weapons.Asia's vast and extensive terrorist groups have provided fertile soil for breeding young and innocent people as terrorists.