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• Frequency of terrorist attacks is on the rise worldwide, including an increased number of fatal attacks • Terrorist activity has been especially more frequent in the Middle East and Asia this decade • Countries emerging as “terrorist hotspots” are not necessarily the countries at risk of instability
The Global Terrorism Database • Originally compiled by PGIS • 82,000+ attacks, 1970 to 2007 • Open source, unclassified • Drawn from electronic databases (e.g., Lexis/ Nexis); wire services (e.g., Reuters); newspapers (e.g., Washington Post); Radio/ TV Transcripts; Terrorism Chronologies; Government Reports • Includes Domestic Data www.start.umd.edu/gtd
Page 1 and 2: Global Conflict & Terrorism Trends
Page 3 and 4: Over the past two years, the risks
Page 5 and 6: Peace and Conflict 2010 • Making
Page 7 and 8: Some Key Details • The focus is o
Page 9 and 10: Indicators - The Usual Suspects Eco
Page 11 and 12: Instability Risk: Top 25
Page 13 and 14: Significant Increase in Risk NIGERI
Page 15 and 16: New and Recurring Conflict, 1946-20
Page 17 and 18: Conclusion • Devastating costs of
Page 19: Conclusion • Devastating costs of
Page 24 and 25: Defining Terrorism The GTD defines
Page 26 and 27: Worldwide Terrorist Attacks, 1970-2
Page 28 and 29: Terrorist Targets, 1970-2007 Source
Page 30 and 31: Percentage of Attacks by Tactic by
Page 32 and 33: Number of Attacks Terrorist Usage o
Page 34 and 35: Frequency 1600 Terrorist Activity b
Page 36 and 37: Twenty Top Countries for Terrorist
Page 38 and 39: Emerging Terrorist Hotspots Afghani
Page 40 and 41: Trajectories of Attacks on United S
Page 42 and 43: www.start.umd.edu/gtd
Page 44 and 45: Political Organizations in the Midd
Page 46 and 47: Why study ethnic organizations? •
Page 48 and 49: Global Ethnic Militancy Countries w
Page 50 and 51: Growth in Middle East Ethnic Organi
Page 52 and 53: 60.00% Political Strategies Among M
Page 54 and 55: Percent of Organizations Changes in
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