A Reflection on Homegrown Violent Extremism

A Reflection on Homegrown Violent Extremism
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A Reflection on Homegrown Violent Extremism
Terrorism is one of the prevailing complex and evolving problems that compromise the United States’ security. Foreign terrorist organizations are intended to strike the Homeland through directed attacks or inspiring criminals to execute the attacks. Over the last decade, the United States has faced numerous threats, such as domestic actors, which inspire violent extremist ideologies (Hafez & Mullins, 2015). Moreover, domestic threat actors execute their acts of violence with little warning and strategies that limit the effectiveness of investigations by law enforcement agencies. Therefore, the United States ought to develop best practices against the threats of foreign terrorists. Besides, homeland security should collaborate with the federal government to develop a strategic vision of addressing the issue of terrorism. Articles on Homegrown Violent Extremism have comprehensive information on the significant threats to the United States and effective counterterrorism efforts.
Terrorism and terror threats have continued to pose a grave threat to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) nearly two decades after 9/11. Besides, the United States has continued to encounter targeted violence as the various incidents implicate the Department of Homeland Security (King & Taylor, 2011). In the case of targeted violence, a renowned criminal identifies a specific target even before a violent attack. Unlike the case of terrorism, targeted violence entails attacks without a clear ideological, religious, or political motivation but with a severity that suggests an intent to cause death or mass injury (Dauber & Robinson, 2019). As a result, targeted violence has a critical impact on the security and safety of schools, places of worship, and public gatherings.
According to the findings on homegrown violent extremism, a key challenge in the United States is that DHS ought to address a wide range of threat actors. In the next three decades, the department will commit itself by preventing, protecting, and responding to terrorist attacks against the United States. DHS will have to amplify its focus on the emergence of terrorism. Currently, the radical Islamist movement is transitioning following the loss of territory by ISIS that constitutes a self-proclaimed “caliphate.” King and Taylor (2011) reveal relevant information that al-Qaeda and ISIS are the major Islamic terror threats that can direct plots through their article. Instability, political upheavals, dashed expectations, and social unrest is the significant factors influencing the mass recruitment of terror groups.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ought to address threat actors following the challenge posed by terrorism. The reading material has comprehensive information in that the department will commit to protecting, responding, and recovering from terrorist attacks against the United States (Applegate, 2016). In addition, however, the department will have to address the prevalent issue of domestic violence across the United States (Hafez & Mullins, 2015). Besides, the m...