Global Impact of Terrorism

Annotated bibliography

Meierrieks. D et al, (2009), Causal Linkages Between Domestic Terrorism and Economic Growth, University of Paderborn, Department of Economics.

There was a detailed research conducted in order to find the impact of domestic terrorism in relation to the economic expansion of seven major western European countries. The journal investigated the growth and terror sequence that exhibited the rotating points in political and economic history of the countries. Hsiao-Granger method was used to give evidence for causalities for terrorism growth for those seven countries. The impact of economic performance on domestic terrorism was very strong in bivariate settings. Terrorist violence increased by economic growth overall, whereas causal growth in terrorism appeared in one country only. Trivaraite systems were introduced because bivariate causality tests may have inconsistencies. The outcomes of the paper indicated that terrorism can influence directly to the economic growth of a country. The seven countries are named as: Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy.

Therefore, the results can be trusted, and policy makers can use the facts in order to apply different roles for the improvement of the economic factors of a country. They can also consider development factors other than economic. It is explaining terrorism dynamic in a particular relation to the economic growth which can certain provide a room to study and apply it better. The title explains various reasons that affect the economic and social setting of a country which helps the terrorists to rate themselves in the area of domestic violence. Example of ETA in Spain is very useful; to understand the relation of the globe with the terrorists that economic factors attract them which results in a negative establishment of the terrorists. Post World War Two conflicts and terrorist incidents are also related in the paper which lead to their growing influence and rejection to economic stability can be examined.

Moghaddam, Fathali M, (2006), From the Terrorists' Point of View: What They Experience and Why They Come To Destroy, Praeger Security: Greenwood

The two main and effective strategies in terrorism prevention are overviewed in the article that are counter terrorism and anti terrorism. The terrorist point of view is very useful to study in order to control and restrict their strategies, but in the book there is a clear image created for the reader to sketch the judgments terrorists make globally. The important factor discussed in the book is the primary origins of terrorist fundamentalism which the terrorist justify with moral liberty. Islamic fundamentalism is the root of this book that explains cultural variation of the extremists from the west that answers a lot of their point of view. The Author also suggests the crisis of cultural identity in Islamic societies that develop a basic segregation under religious fundamentalism.

The thesis of the book is very clear that only a better understanding in order to counter and defeat terrorism would help when the world is viewed by terrorists point of view. The book has proven a debate on the subject to bring in ...