Patterns of global terrorism report1996 wikisource, the. Patterns of global terrorism 2002 to view the pdf files, you will need to download, at no cost, the adobe acrobat reader. It is also one of the most complex mixing the actions of states, extremists, and other nonstate actors in a wide range of threats and types of conflicts. At the time when the report was originally conceived as a reference document, the. In 1993, about 100 international terrorist attacks occurred in the middle east, up from 79 in 1992.
Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. In its report patterns of global terrorism 2002, the. Counterterrorism directorate which acts as a global hub for intelligence on transnational terrorist networks shared by member countries worldwide. Patterns of global terrorism 2000 released by the office of the coordinator for cou nterterrorism april 30, 2001 page 1 of2 the year 2000 showed that terrorism continues to pose a clear and present danger to the international community. For purposes of recording and coding data on terrorist incidents, we have adhered. Patterns of global terrorism 2003 report the annual patterns of global terrorism report, released april 2004 by the secretary of state and the coordinator for counterterrorism, is submitted in compliance with title 22 of the united states code, section 2656fa, which requires the department of state to provide congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and. There is no easy way to categorize the resulting patterns of violence. The number of people killed or wounded by terrorists also fell significantly.
Department of state patterns of global terrorism 2002. Rollout of patterns of global terrorism 2003 annual report ambassador cofer black coordinator for counterterrorism washington, dc april 29, 2004. Incidents of international terrorism, incurring 193 attacks. Central asia, which for years had suffered attacks from. Patterns of global terrorism 2001 to view the pdf files, you will need to download, at no cost, the adobe acrobat reader. Patterns of global terrorism was a report published each year on or before april 30 by the.
The codebook is the result of a deliberative and consultative process that was initially undertaken by the gtd advisory board primarily between january and may 2006. Patterns of global terrorism 1989 and 1992 internet archive. The strategys overall implementation is the responsibility of the interpol counterterrorism programme, while its geographical scope focuses on four regions acting as. Historical patterns of terrorism in pakistan article pdf available in defense and security analysis 303 july 2014 with 15,822 reads how we measure reads. Although terrorist attacks occur worldwide, aggregated global trends mask important variation at the regional, national, and local level. Suicide terrorism, occupation and the globalization of martyrdom. In addition to the individual report files listed below, this report is also available as a single file 34mb. Given the escalating threat of international terrorism against airports and aviation in general. Office of the ambassador at large for counterterrorism. The report provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism over the last 20 years, covering the period from the beginning of 1998 to the end of 2017. In 2005 the state department announced that it would no longer publish the report, which has been succeeded by county reports on terrorism.
Mar 23, 2018 patterns of terrorism in the united states, 197020 report 2014 pdf. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Broad patterns in global terrorism in 2014 center for. In particular, patterns of terrorism in the united states are unique, characterized by especially distinctive trends in the number. Report of the future of terrorism task force homeland security advisory council, january 2007. An overview and analysis draft 091102 page 5 of 48 collective consciousness as it is shaped by central authorities. Apr 29, 2004 rollout of patterns of global terrorism 2003 annual report ambassador cofer black coordinator for counterterrorism washington, dc april 29, 2004. Inventory and assessment of databases relevant for social science. Patterns of global terrorism was an annual summary of terrorist activies in the world, issued by the us state department publication history. Terrorism, its nature and sources commonwealth institute. National consortium for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism. Modern examples of drastic state terrorism include nazi germany, stalinist soviet union, communist china of the mao period, 1 jeffrey record. There is no easy way to categorize the resulting patterns of violence, to measure their rise, or to set national security priorities.
Interpol maintains a criminal analytical file containing profiles of suspected foreign terrorist fighters as part of a dedicated project. Department of state, april 2000 introduction the us government continues its commitment to use all tools necessaryincluding international diplomacy, law enforcement, intelligence collection and sharing, and military forceto counter current terrorist threats and hold terrorists accountable for past actions. The database is maintained by the national consortium for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism start at the university of maryland, college park in the united states. Us department of state reports with supplementary documents and statistics provides the most complete and authoritative historical data on terrorism around the globe.
Factors that contribute to determining the strength and persistence of the terror. Part of this modernization was to reduce the number of pages on the current state. This is the fourth edition of the global terrorism index which provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism over the last 16 years. Terrorism has also become a key aspect of civil war, insurgencycounterinsurgency, and asymmetric warfare, as well as ideological, ethnic, and religious warfare. An overview and analysis draft 091102 page 11 of 48 that it is a primarily emotive, rather than rational, action in direct pursuit of psychic, rather than, material goals. Patterns of global terrorism report, patterns 2003 and addresses selected issues relating to its content. Global patterns in terrorism lecture 10 29 september 2011 csci 7000.
The discussion examines the patterns of collaboration, information sharing, threat recognition, risk management, and decisions by the agencies to intervene against a range of terrorist. The secretary of state is required by congress to produce detailed assessments about. In the past, most of the resulting commentary has focused on the narratives in the main report. Ongoing, lowlevel attacks in lebanon continued, along. The global counterterrorism strategy is a fiveyear 20162020 flexible strategic framework that shapes interpols ongoing counterterrorism efforts and global actions. Patterns of terrorism in the united states, 197020. Patterns of global terrorism 2003 eurasia overview. National consortium for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism, february 2007. In addition to the individual report files listed below, this report is also available as a single file. Recent patterns of terrorism prevention in the united. Patterns of global terrorism 2000 released by the office of the coordinator for counterterrorism april 30, 2001 the year 2000 showed that terrorism continues to pose a clear and present danger to the international community. The first patterns of global terrorism volume was issued in 1983, apparently continuing the earlier patterns of international terrorism series of the national.
Terrorism is not a new phenomenon in human experience. Most acts of noninternational terrorism have similar qualities of combining local, proximate, and distant action. Data from the global terrorism database overview 2014 pdf. International terrorism united states institute of peace. Terrorists range from individuals carrying out scattered terrorist acts, to international. Released by the office of the coordinator for counterterrorism april 29, 2004 eurasia overview. The global terrorism database gtd is a database of incidents of terrorism from 1970 onward. Between 2000 and 2003, based on the state departments annual global patterns of terrorism, 269 major terrorist incidents occurred in 107 countries classified as free in the freedom. As of july 2017, the list extended through 2016, with an incomplete data of 1993 due to issues with that year. The department of states patterns of global terrorism report. From the millenniumrelated threats at the beginning. In the terrorist attacks that took place throughout 2003 in every region of the world, but there is some good news as well.
Although the 1995 tokyo subway sarin attack probably was the most widely reported terrorist event in japan to date 5,500 injured, 12 dead, the country has suffered numerous other large terrorismrelated events in recent decades, including bombings of the headquarters of mitsubishi heavy industries in tokyo in 1974 207 injured, 8 dead, the hokkaido prefectural government office building. Recognition of these nuances is critical for understanding the broader causes and consequences of terrorism. The annual patterns of global terrorism report is submitted in compliance with title 22 of the united states code, section 2656fa, which requires the department of state to provide congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of section a1 and 2 of the act. It is the statistical annex, which largely goes unread, however, which does most to provide a picture of the global patterns in terrorism and which does most to warn that we are neither winning nor containing the. The report provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism over the last 17 years in covering the period from the beginning of 2000 to the end of 2016.
Never before published in book form, patterns of global terrorism. All data used ar e available in the dryad digital repository 42. The geotagged terrorism and unconventional conflict data from the global terrorism da tabase gtd 41 were analysed. Department of states annual patterns of global terrorism report, 19852003. Aaron clauset university of colorado thursday, september 29, 2011. Country reports on terrorism 2017 is submitted in compliance with title 22 of the united states code, section 2656f the act, which requires the department of state to provide to congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of the act. The annual patterns of global terrorism report, released april 2004 by the secretary of state and the coordinator for counterterrorism, is submitted in compliance with title 22 of the united. As a result, only international terrorist incidents are included in the statistical sections. Terrorism, democracy and global security pdf paperity. Patterns of global terrorism report from the united states. Rollout of patterns of global terrorism 2003 annual report. Jun 22, 2004 the annual patterns of global terrorism report, released april 2004 by the secretary of state and the coordinator for counterterrorism, is submitted in compliance with title 22 of the united. A key challenge of understanding terrorism is both acknowledging the moral outrage at terrorist acts, while at the same time trying to understand the rationale behind terrorism. Patterns of global terrorism was a report published each year on or before april 30 by the united states department of state.
Department of state, patterns of global terrorism, 1997. There are a wide variety of definitions used by experts to describe the phe nomenon of terrorism, but no single one has gained universal acceptance. Data is analyzed and insights are shared with interpols. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. To view the pdf files, you will need to download, at no cost, the adobe acrobat reader. This is the fifth edition of the global terrorism index gti. In this report we examine patterns of terrorism in the united states from 1970 to 2014 based on analysis of the global terrorism database gtd. Trends, state sponsors, and related issues summary this report highlights trends and data found in the state departments annual patterns of global terrorism report, patterns 2003 and addresses selected issues relating to its content. Patterns of terrorism in the united states, 19702014 3. The department of states patterns of global terrorism. This is the sixth edition of the global terrorism index gti. The annual patterns of global terrorism report, released april 2003 by the secretary of state and the coordinator for counterterrorism, is submitted in compliance with title 22 of the united. State department has just published its annual country reports on terrorism.
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