Essays on State-Sponsored Terrorism

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Research has it that few, if any, revolutionaries in the developing world would describe their behavior as terrorism. Many cold wars’ and post-cold war revolutionaries engaged in what could be defined as terrorism. In this paperwork, I am going to conduct an intensive research about the Soviet Union sponsoring the Cuban troop presence in Africa during the 1970s that resulted to the bloody war, particularly, the wars in Angola, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Mozambique. I will be providing answers to the following questions as to whether the Soviet Union was engaging in state-sponsored terrorism by sponsoring the Cuban troops, and ...

- Introduction The fear of the unknown can paralyze a nation. For instance, during the early parts of the Cold War (1945-1990), despite US’ humanitarian efforts, there was the Red Scare or era of general fear of communists. Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957), an American politician, for example, even unscrupulously accused many U.S. citizens of being communists. He started the ‘witch-hunting’ of supposed communists and communist spies, which later became most familiarly known as McCarthyism (Storrs, 2013). Winston Churchill (1874-1965), a British national leader, aptly described the situation as the Iron Curtain or the impenetrable ideological barrier that demarcated democratic and communist ...

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The Roots of Modern Terrorism The origins of terrorism can be traced back to the nineteenth century. Over the years, it has developed to what is now referred to as modern terrorism. Social revolution and enlightenment began back in the 18th century when individuals realized that there were reasonable explanations for all activities that occurred. The learned individuals who sort to challenge previous assumptions of the past caused most of this changes, which were related to political, social and economic activities. Such changes resulted to the development of governments that sought to protect the poor individuals from being ...

Iran is a country of geographical and political importance as it is located in Middle East and central Eurasia. It is the eighteenth largest country in the world. Iran holds a powerful position in its region and also the world economy due to its petroleum and natural gas resources. It has the second largest natural gas reserves and fourth largest petroleum reserves in the world (CIA). The current constitution of Iran came into being in 1979 and has been enforced since then. The highest authority in the country is the Supreme Leader followed by the President. Currently the Supreme Leader ...