Instructions
Constructing and defending a policy paper is an appropriate way to test your comprehension of the subject matter. Thus, rather than taking a final examination for this course, you will demonstrate your grasp of the topics through a policy paper. Please choose a terrorist organization to analyze and prepare a proposed solution to this organization’s terrorist actions. This paper must include a brief history, goals, and methods of a terrorist group, and a proposed solution to that group’s terrorism, and to show capability in researching and presenting findings and proposals in a logical and coherent manner.
The final assessment for this course is designed to address the following subset of course objectives:
- use effective writing, research, analysis, advocacy, and coalition-building skills to develop and influence policy at the national and international levels
- evaluate the threat of terrorism to the public and private sectors to improve offensive and defensive planning
- construct a defeat strategy for a terrorist threat based on its attending characteristics: centers of gravity, critical vulnerabilities, and strategic seams
Topic Selection
Choose a terrorist organization based on the information above.
the terrorist organization for this paper is Islamic State.