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Unit 4: Global challenges
Quick questions on Terrorism as a global crisis: VCE Politics
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What are causes?Show answer
Terrorism arises from interacting causes.
What are consequences?Show answer
The consequences spread well beyond the immediate attack.
What is the challenge of asymmetric warfare?Show answer
The central reason terrorism is so hard to resolve is that it is a form of asymmetric warfare. A weaker non-state actor avoids open battle with a stronger state and instead hides among civilians, uses unconventional tactics, and aims to make the cost of fighting unbearable. This creates acute problems: a state cannot easily strike without harming civilians, force can radicalise the population it needs to win over, and a group can survive the loss of territory by dispersing as an idea. Islamic State illustrated this, rolled back territorially but persisting as a networked movement.
What are evaluating counter-terrorism responses?Show answer
Responses are wide-ranging and their effectiveness is uneven.
What is q1?Show answer
Define terrorism and identify two of its causes. [4 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain why asymmetric warfare makes terrorism difficult to resolve. [6 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Evaluate the effectiveness of counter-terrorism responses. [10 marks]
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