Crossing the Line between Political and Terrorist Groups

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dc.contributor.advisorWright, Donald
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Kelly
dc.contributor.departmentHood College Middle Eastern Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.programHood College Departmental Honorsen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-27T12:29:56Z
dc.date.available2023-03-27T12:29:56Z
dc.date.issued2016-12
dc.description.abstractTerrorism is politically driven, making the division between “political” and “terror” nonexistent. Throughout history, human social and political structure has developed in a way that has made an unclear divide between political and terrorist organizations. The first terrorist groups emerged in what today is identified as the Middle East. Lebanon and Israel transitioned through multiple power changes starting in antiquity and continuing to present day that has contributed to the development of complex terrorist organizations. Large powers saw the rise of international support and funding, conflict development between ethnic groups, and the transition toward terror acts. Modern terrorist groups originate from poverty and lack of acknowledgement from governments to provide resources in order to survive. Terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas have developed to represent, protect, and provide for the oppressed and poor communities. They hold positions in the government, making them political in nature; however, they also carry out acts of terror. United States Foreign Policy has previously failed to recognize the humanitarian aspects of terrorist groups, and therefore has been unsuccessful in the multiple attempts to eliminate them. Instead of trying to find the defining moment when westerners separated the “terror” from “political,” it is necessary to understand they work in tandem.en_US
dc.format.extent61 pagesen_US
dc.genreDepartmental Honors Paperen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2y0nd-ggyq
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/27123
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectterrorismen_US
dc.subjectpolitical groupen_US
dc.subjectHezbollahen_US
dc.subjectHamasen_US
dc.subjecthuman social structureen_US
dc.titleCrossing the Line between Political and Terrorist Groupsen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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