Win the War Against Terrorism - PDF

Running head: TERRORISM 1
Research Proposal
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TERRORISM 2
Title of the research project
Can we win the war against terrorism?
Introduction
Terrorism has been a constant threat to world peace over the last two decades. Despite a lot
of resources and energy being channeled to counter terrorism, we are still experiencing a lot
of crimes related to terrorism. Unfortunately many loose lives and other are maimed in these
heinous acts of terror. The question many ask themselves is if the war against terrorism can
be won? This is after an emergence of terror groups such as the IS, Boko haram, Alqaeda
among many others that are still being formed. So with the emergence of this groups and
new modus operandi being applied by the groups it is important to ask if this war on terror
can be won (Zulaika & Douglass, 2016). This research is going to explore the various
methods that various governments are using to combat terrorism in their countries and also in
the world. Some countries such as France have in the past experienced multiple terror attacks
which have been carried out in ways no one expected. For example, in 2017, a terrorist used a
track that he drove over people in the city of Nice leaving many people dead and others
nursing serious injuries. The question that people were left asking is whether the attack could
have been thwarted by having prior information before the attack. .
Core argument and research project structure
With the resources that have been thrown towards the war on terrorism, this research aims at
checking how the methods that are being used to tackle terrorism are working (Fortna,
2015).. Although there has been a notion that the war on terrorism is being won, the
numerous terror attacks that have been happening around the world say a different story
altogether. Therefore, this paper seeks to analyze the success of the different tactics used by