Abstract
Terrorism is a violent form of Extremism that comprises a significant and continuing threat to society. The history of extremism is commonly seen as including those driven by a strong belief or those wanting to improve conditions for the underdog whether people or in modern time’s animals. However terror can be state or intuitionally led and inspired. In European history there are numerous examples of philosophies and beliefs driving extremism and terrorism in this wider definition for example the Christian religious war of the Crusades which were countered by a Jihadist war of the Muslims.
Highlights
Fitzgerald [1] considers the problem of identifying extremism and states that each recruits’ characteristics may vary
Baroness ManninghamBuller, former head of MI5 (British security service) stated to the Chilcot inquiry that the British involvement in the war in Iraq in 2003 may well have resulted in increased radicalisation, extremism, support for Al Qaeda and terrorism within the UK from British subjects: This frank admission demonstrates the importance of a making foreign policy sympathetic to home policy regarding community cohesion and encouraging a British identity
Human rights activists are concerned that increasing the powers of the police to deal with extremism and terrorism will drive democracies towards becoming police states
Summary
Fitzgerald [1] considers the problem of identifying extremism and states that each recruits’ characteristics may vary. In short the extremist group needs to develop a supportive social base from which to draw resources and if successful may become like Al Qaeda, not just a group nor even a cult and a social movement that is all the more threatening because of its wider appeal and because it does not depend singularly on cultic control of a core group [3].
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