Terrorism Unit 4
Individual Project 4 Terrorist Financing
· Address the following in 2-3 pages:
· Define and outline strategies for conducting a terroristic act or campaign.
· Generally speaking, what is the planning process for executing a terrorist attack? Explain and provide examples of similar planning processes.
· To what other types of planning processes is this similar? Explain.
· What challenges do terrorist organizations face during this planning process? Explain.
· Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
Group Portion (2)
· As a group, address the following in 1 page:
· Describe the ways and means of terror financing.
· With regard to funding, in what ways are terrorist organizations similar to mafia organizations? Explain.
· What is the most successful method used by terrorists to fund their operations? Explain.
· How has funding for terrorist organizations and groups evolved throughout the last 30 years? Explain.
· Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
Group Portion (1)
3-4 paragraphs
· As a group, discuss, analyze, and track terrorism trends, discussing whether there is a progression toward fewer but more spectacular and heinous acts. Use the Small Group Discussion Area to host your discussion.
· Through your research, have you found that the number of terrorist attacks worldwide has been declining during recent decades? Explain.
· If so, what is the explanation for this decrease in attacks? Explain.
· What is the purpose of executing fewer, yet more violent and destructive, terrorist attacks? Explain.