"It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle"

"It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle". Sun Tzu, The Art of War

In order to combat terrorism, one needs to understand the problem set. Review the video and the readings in your week one content.

We need to understand the origins and motivations of terrorism before we can tackle the problem in a meaningful way. Consider what is said and provide an analysis of some of the driving factors behind Islamic terrorism.

Please place work in a word document. Reading materials will be attached. Each reading has the title number. All work should be cited. Two or more reference is recommended.

http://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Features/The-development-of-a-jihadists-mind

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/02/what-qualifies-as-terrorism/36410/

https://www.dni.gov/files/NCTC/documents/news_documents/NSCT.pdf

450-wk1-AQpresentationbyRand-1.ppt