Terrorism

thumb|upright=1.35|The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center burning during the [[September 11 attacks planned by Osama bin Laden and carried out by al-Qaeda in New York City on September 11, 2001]] Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war against non-combatants. There are various different definitions of terrorism, with no universal agreement about it. Different defin

policy of political repression and violence against opponents

Radicalization (or radicalisation), also known as extremization (or extremisation), is the process by which an individual or a group comes to adopt increasingly radical views in opposition to a political, social, or religious status quo. The ideas of society at large shape the outcomes of radicalization. Radicalization can result in both violent and nonviolent action – academic literature focuses on radicalization into violent extremism (RVE) or radicalisation leading to acts of terrorism. Multiple separate pathways can promote the process of radicalization, which can be independent but are us

contention as to what terrorism is

academic field that seeks to understand terrorism

history of individuals, entities, and incidents associated with terrorism

beliefs and actions of people who support or use ideologically motivated violence to achieve radical ideological, religious or political views

person or thing that is relatively unprotected or vulnerable

relations between terror and online social media