Nexus of Homeland Security & Terrorism Social Sciences Research Paper

The Nexus of Homeland Security and Terrorism Author’s NameInstitutional AffiliationTable of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u 1.Introduction PAGEREF _Toc24965302 \h 31.1Terrorism PAGEREF _Toc24965303 \h 31.1.1Terrorist Group: Boko Haram PAGEREF _Toc24965304 \h 31.2Homeland Security PAGEREF _Toc24965305 \h 63.Emergency Management and phases of emergency management PAGEREF _Toc24965306 \h 73.1Mitigation PAGEREF _Toc24965307 \h 73.1.1Risk Assessment PAGEREF _Toc24965308 \h 93.1.2Mitigation Strategies PAGEREF _Toc24965309 \h 93.2Preparedness PAGEREF _Toc24965310 \h 103.2.1First responder community PAGEREF _Toc24965311 \h 103.2.2Homeland security community PAGEREF _Toc24965312 \h 103.3Response PAGEREF _Toc24965313 \h 103.4Recovery PAGEREF _Toc24965314 \h 114.Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc24965315 \h 115.References PAGEREF _Toc24965316 \h 12
The Nexus of Homeland Security and Terrorism
1 Introduction
Even though there is no globally approved definition of terrorism, the term can largely be viewed as a proves of oppression and intimidation which uses violence to threaten people, groups, societies or state to spread panic for the achievement of ideological and political objectives (Sandler, 2014). Terrorism in the modern context has a legal definition which does not consider it as typical violence but exemplary ‘terrorist triangle’. Terrorism in present-day encompasses violence particularly against vulnerable civilians, military services and government officials.
1 Terrorism
The history of modern terrorism dates back to nineteenth-century where targeted assassination was the leading violent action. Technological advancement at the end of the 19th century contributed to the increase in terrorism. Dynamite was readily available to the insurgents allowing them to have a widespread impact on their violent activities. On the other hand the developments in communication technology facilitated in broadcasting of the events and activities rapidly across the globe. This assisted in influencing the individuals and terrorist groups located in other regions of the world. The revolution in transportation further helped the militant groups to travel across the borders for political sympathies.
1.1.1Terrorist Group: Boko Haram
* Overview of the Terrorist Group
The 21st century saw a dramatic change in the world order when the humankind witnessed the dawn of War on Terror following the 9/11 incident. It was a global campaign launched by the United States in 2001 as in international response to terrorism and violence. This led to the activation of several terror groups across the globe that were already present as a philosophy (Omenma, 2018). One such progression was the growth of Boko Haram in Nigeria. The group was founded by Mohammad Yousuf in the year 2002. Yousuf was leading Alhaji Muhammadu Ndimi and Daggash mosques but later expelled from both the mosques due to his extremist philosophies (Taylor, 2014). The principles of the group developed during all those years strategically and tactically.
The group ideology was based on the establishment of Sharia government. Yousuf could not achieve any position in Islamic institution due to his extremism approach which led him to establish his personal Islamic school and mosque in...