DISEC Position Paper -Topic - IDIA

Danny Sack
DISEC Position Paper
Syosset High School
Syosset NY, 11791
-Topic: Responsibility to Act Against Terrorism
Terrorism is defined as the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially
for political purposes. These threats and actions were seen throughout history such as on
9/11/01, when members of Al-Qaeda sent four passenger planes into the two World Trade
Centers in New York City. This topic of terrorism was called to the UN to form agreements and
possible solutions against such attacks to make our world a safer and more peaceful place.
Programs such as the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terror,
which was developed on December 9 th , 1999 as the twelfth major attempt at identifying the
source of terrorism so it may be suppressed and eliminated around the world. This is unlike
many other programs because most programs make attempts to eliminate terrorism. The
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terror focuses on preventing
the funding of terrorism through the use of three strategies; requiring states to take steps to
prevent the financing of terrorism either directly or indirectly. This convention also requires
states to hold citizens that sponsor terrorism responsible for their crimes and provides for the
identification and removal and stopping of all funds associated with terrorist activities.
Canada feels that terrorism is a long term challenge that all nations of the world must
come together and work to prevent and eliminate. There must be a constant and comprehensive
internal response where all nations come to an agreement upon common goals and standards.
Canada is an active participant in the global fight against terrorism by participating in
conventions such as United Nations, G8, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the
Organization of American States (OAS), the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the North Atlantic

Treaty Organization (NATO), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),
the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Maritime Organization
(IMO), and the World Customs Organization (WCO).
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Possible solutions to solve these problems are having more meetings with leaders of Al-
Qaeda to come to a consensus on the limits a country may go in terms of nuclear development,
research and construction. Canada also feels that troops should be sent in to seek out these
terrorist groups via satellite and heat sensors (to detect human presence). These soldiers should
be kept on radar and monitored incase of any attacks or detection of nuclear weapons.
http://www.international.gc.ca/crime/terrorismterrorisme.aspxlang=eng
http://idia.net/Files/ConferenceCommitteeTopicFiles/311/PDFFile/U09
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