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Click on the following link(s) for the Phase 3 Reading Assignment:

• CRS Issue Statement on Organized Crime and Gangs in the U.S.
• Foreign Terrorist Organizations 8/10/2010
• Prostitution as a Possible Funding Mechanism for Terrorism

Assignment Guidelines

• Address the following in an analysis document of 800 words:
  • What are the primary motivations behind international terror organizations that continue to plan to or actively strike against Western nations? Explain. 
  • Have these motivations changed over the past several decades? Have they changed since September 11, 2001? Explain.
    • Are the motivations realistic and achievable? Why or why not?
  • How would you characterize the level of threat to the United States posed by international terrorists? Explain.
    • Based on your research, do you feel that the threat is increasing or decreasing? Why?
  • What are the 3 primary terrorist organizations or movements that you believe pose the greatest threat to the United States? Why?
  • Should the United States engage in an active dialogue with terrorist organizations in an effort to seek a peaceful solution? Why or why not?
  • In what domains does the most effective solution for countering the terrorist challenge exist? Consider the following:
    • National defense (e.g., armed military conflict)
    • National security (e.g., intelligence and secret operations)
    • International diplomacy (e.g., the United Nations; regional nation-state organization support; and negotiating with nonstate organizations, including providing them with legitimacy)
    • Homeland security (e.g., securing the nation’s borders and domestic investigations)
  • Consider what the lack of a successful terrorist strike against the continental United States (CONUS) since 9/11 means to the current and near-term (5-year or less) threat horizon. Have overseas operations successfully countered the foreign-born terrorism threat? Explain.
    • Have robust domestic HS efforts deterred terror groups and individuals from trying? Why or why not?