WKS 542: Tactical Counterterrorism
Hillar, 1 credit
The term counterterrorism probably means as many things to those who read, hear or speak the word. Though uttered for centuries, and increasingly in the U.S. for the past 23 years, it has not been more widely misunderstood or created more cognitive dissonance and political bashing since September 11, 2001. This workshop will attempt to define counterterrorism by examining its multiple layers from pre-diplomatic assessment, government intervention through the use of military and armed conflict, to post action evaluation. The purpose of this workshop is to make students aware of how policy gets interpreted and carried out in terms of counterterrorism ideologies and operations. We will discuss the immediate and long-term effects of U.S. and other counterterrorism actions throughout the world.