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Increase in Usage of Internet in Terrorism and Counter-measures

  • Crisisonomy
  • Abbr : KRCEM
  • 2010, 6(2), pp.76-90
  • Publisher : Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy > Public Policy in general

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ABSTRACT

The modern terrorism is not limited to individual counties or organizations but occurs in transnational nature. The security environment and the paradigm of war has been changed especially after 9.11 crisis and Afghan-Iraq war. Along with the dramatic changes in the concept and the aspect of terrorism, the world has faced to various changes in communication over the centuries. As technology has progressed, terrorist groups have moved from the cassette tape era to that of videotape, and to that of the sophisticated options available across the internet. As the high-end technology has made progress and terrorists have taken advantages, internet has become as their 'nerve system.' Not only do they communicate through the internet, but use it for may different areas such as propaganda, transfer of funds, and installing holy-academies to support self-indoctrination of terrorists. By using the internet the terrorists wage psychological warfare to confuse their enemies and instill fear in the minds of the public. Such phenomenon has increased rapidly over after the events of 9/11 and has become a very important factor in transnational terrorism. However, even a decade after the terrorists or extremists mastered the use of the internet, government policy and decision-makers have done little to address the problem. Therefore, it requires more progressive actions from UN and other institutions that will influence governments to develop effective and enduring policies. Furthermore, each government should not only take their actions for a clear and distinct benefit for themselves, but also need to take their attitudes based on international law and prepare the restrictive counter-measures for the reason of peacekeeping.

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