Counterterrorism Counterterrorism

vs. vs.

Anti-terrorismAnti-terrorism

►What are the goals of What are the goals of counterterrorism?counterterrorism?

Terrorist NecessitiesTerrorist Necessities

►Political messagePolitical message►MoneyMoney►PeoplePeople►OrganizationOrganization

GoalsGoals►1. Ending Terrorism? 1. Ending Terrorism? ►2. Containment 2. Containment ►3. Disruption 3. Disruption ►4. Isolation 4. Isolation ►5. Finance 5. Finance ►6. Communication Dynamic6. Communication Dynamic►7. Political Support for 7. Political Support for

Counterterrorism PoliciesCounterterrorism Policies►8. Root Causes and Support for 8. Root Causes and Support for

Terrorist CauseTerrorist Cause

1. Ending Terrorism?1. Ending Terrorism?

►Elimination of terrorist acts Elimination of terrorist acts and terrorist organizations?and terrorist organizations?

►Minimization of terrorist acts?Minimization of terrorist acts?►Making terrorist Making terrorist

organizations politically organizations politically irrelevant?irrelevant?

2. Containment2. Containment

►Preventing the spread of terrorist Preventing the spread of terrorist ideologyideology

►Preventing the spread of terrorist Preventing the spread of terrorist organizational capability organizational capability geographicallygeographically

►Preventing the spread of terrorist Preventing the spread of terrorist activityactivity

►Preventing escalation of attack Preventing escalation of attack tempo and character (WMD)tempo and character (WMD)

3. Disruption3. Disruption

►Weakening and complicating Weakening and complicating terrorist ability to act terrorist ability to act coherently toward a political coherently toward a political endend Preventing attacksPreventing attacks Counter-leadershipCounter-leadership Communication capabilityCommunication capability Organizational infrastructureOrganizational infrastructure

4. Isolation4. Isolation

►Isolate a terrorist organization Isolate a terrorist organization from the population it seeks to from the population it seeks to lead or conquer?lead or conquer?

5. Finance5. Finance

►Destroying the terrorist Destroying the terrorist organization’s financial organization’s financial networksnetworks Degrades capabilityDegrades capability Degrades recruitingDegrades recruiting

6. Communication 6. Communication DynamicDynamic

►Terrorism vs. Terrorism vs. Counterterrorism is Counterterrorism is negotiating through violencenegotiating through violence DeterrenceDeterrence CompellenceCompellenceArticle on US use of Cold war on US use of Cold war strategies against terroristsstrategies against terrorists

Influencing the PLOInfluencing the PLO

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7. Political Support for 7. Political Support for Counterterrorism PoliciesCounterterrorism Policies

►Maintaining support at Maintaining support at homehome

►Maintaining support among Maintaining support among alliesallies $$$$$$$$ IntelligenceIntelligence International legitimacyInternational legitimacy

8. Root Causes and Support 8. Root Causes and Support for Terrorist Causefor Terrorist Cause

►Why do terrorists gain active Why do terrorists gain active supporters?supporters?

►Why do terrorists gain passive Why do terrorists gain passive supporters?supporters?

►Discouraging the next Discouraging the next generationgeneration