Deck 15: What Next the Future of Terrorism

Question 1

Violence from international sources against the United States will continue to come from which of the following?

A) the Provisional Irish Republican Army
B) the Jewish Defense League
C) Omega 7
D) religious extremists from Middle Eastern spillovers

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Modern surveillance technologies are expected to continue to be used to access which of the following?

A) telephone records and conversations
B) computer communications such as e-mail
C) credit card records
D) all of these

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Possible policy options to combat the New Terrorism include which of the following?

A) the use of nuclear weapons
B) declarations of war against terrorist groups
C) eliminating ten extremists for each person they kill
D) conciliatory options, if feasible

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The future use of modern surveillance technologies as a counterterrorist option will likely be expanded.

Question 5

Carnivore ______.

A) was a covert military operation against suspected domestic extremists
B) was a code name for Edward Snowden
C) was used by the Central Intelligence Agency to track suspected American extremists when they traveled abroad
D) was one of the first successfully tested Internet surveillance technologies

Question 6

Counterpoints to international terrorism may come from situations similar to which of the following events?

A) effective international counterterrorist cooperation
B) the lack of a single binding or common ideological foundation for political violence
C) events such as the 2011 Arab Spring
D) all of these

Question 7

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the clash of civilizations?

A) Vestiges of the East-West ideological competition have given way to patterns of seemingly interminable communal conflicts and religious extremism.
B) It is a debatable scenario and has been since it was first theorized.
C) It is a myth and is unlikely to occur.
D) Both "vestiges of the East-West ideological competition have given way to patterns of seemingly interminable communal conflicts and religious extremism" and "it is a debatable scenario, and has been since it was first theorized."

Question 8

Which of the following statements regarding the modern war on terrorism is most accurate?

A) It is a war against the enemies of peace, freedom, and justice.
B) It is a war against behavior as much as against terrorist groups.
C) Counterterrorist models must be flexible to respond to new terrorist environments.
D) Both "it is a war against behavior as much as against terrorist groups" and "counterterrorist models must be flexible to respond to new terrorist environments."

Question 9

There is a distinct probability that the terrorist threat environment in the near future will emanate from which of the following challenges?

A) countries where governments are not friendly
B) environments where ethnonational, religious, or political conflicts remain unresolved
C) disgruntled students
D) none of these

Question 10

Which of the following statements regarding ongoing patterns of violence is most accurate?

A) Terrorists still associate the United States and the West with international exploitation.
B) Weapons of mass destruction are now commonly used by terrorists.
C) Terrorists hide behind their ideologies and religions.
D) Both "weapons of mass destruction are now commonly used by terrorists" and "terrorists hide behind their ideologies and religions."

Question 11

In the future, homeland security ______.

A) must adapt to ever-changing environments
B) will be abolished because terrorism will be defeated
C) will become irrelevant
D) all of these

Question 12

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the future of international terrorism as it affects the United States?

A) Patterns of international terrorism will continue to be decreasingly ideological and increasingly "cultural."
B) Stateless international terrorism will continue to be the predominant model in the global arena.
C) International terrorism will be a minor concern.
D) Both "patterns of international terrorism will continue to be decreasingly ideological and increasingly 'cultural'" and "stateless international terrorism will continue to be the predominant model in the global arena"

Question 13

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the future of the radical left in the United States?

A) The modern mass fervor on the left, including civil rights and Black Power movements, will spawn continued social violence.
B) Radical Marxism is, and will remain, a significant cause of political violence in the United States.
C) Radical environmentalists, anarchists, and other single-issue extremists are likely to engage in sporadic violent incidents.
D) All of these.

Question 14

Which of the following factors challenge the effective control of terrorist threats?

A) opposing the New Terrorism
B) building collaborative consensus
C) countering extremism
D) all of these

Question 15

Which of the following statements regarding the challenge of countering extremism is most accurate?

A) Coercive measures alone are only marginally successful.
B) Strong military retaliation is very effective.
C) Repressing adherents of extremist sentiment is a highly effective option.
D) Both "strong military retaliation is very effective" and "repressing adherents of extremist sentiment is a highly effective option."

Question 16

In recent decades, which of the following terrorist "waves" have occurred, roughly?

A) a left-wing wave from the 1960s through the early 1980s
B) an ethnonationalist wave until the late 1990s
C) a religious wave beginning at the end of the 20th century
D) all of these

Question 17

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding projecting the future of terrorism?

A) It is often an imprecise and speculative exercise.
B) Accurate threat prediction can be accomplished with the proper application of technological innovations.
C) Experts are very adept at projecting accurate threat scenarios.
D) Both "accurate threat prediction can be accomplished with the proper application of technological innovations" and "experts are very adept at projecting accurate threat scenarios."

Question 18

Which of the following trends could serve as counterpoints to the continuation of dissident political violence in the near future?

A) There is no single binding or common ideological foundation for political violence.
B) International counterterrorist cooperation has thwarted numerous terrorist conspiracies.
C) Terrorists are likely to become fatigued and abandon their activities.
D) Both "there is no single binding or common ideological foundation for political violence" and "international counterterrorist cooperation has thwarted numerous terrorist conspiracies."

Question 19

Long-term domestic security initiatives must incorporate which of the following objectives?

A) disrupt and prevent violent extremists from operationalizing terrorist conspiracies
B) ensure capable federal leadership in developing common standards for homeland security systems at state and local levels
C) build strong consensus among the three branches of government
D) both "disrupt and prevent violent extremists from operationalizing terrorist conspiracies" and "ensure capable federal leadership in developing common standards for homeland security systems at state and local levels"

Question 20

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the future of the reactionary right in the United States?

A) Extremists on the fringe and far right will continue to promulgate conspiracy theories and attract a few True believers to their causes.
B) Possible threats exist from religious extremists who could reinvigorate the violent moralist movement.
C) The promulgation of publications such as The Turner Diaries and The Myth of the Six Million continues to spread racial and anti-Semitic extremism.
D) All of these.

Question 21

How will the New Terrorism evolve in the near future?

Question 22

Regional conflicts are not expected to produce many incidents of communal terrorism in the near future.

Question 23

In what ways do you expect terrorist adversaries to adapt to counterterrorist measures?

Question 24

In your opinion, which societal responses will prove to be most effective for countering terrorism? Explain your answer.

Question 25

The threat from right-wing terrorism has disappeared in Europe and the United States.

Question 26

The hawala system is based on trust.

Question 27

In your opinion, which government responses will prove to be most effective for countering terrorism? Explain your answer.

Question 28

How prevalent should surveillance technology be? Why?

Question 29

In what ways are extremists using the Internet and other high technologies? In your opinion, what is the significance of extremist use of emerging technologies? What impact, if any, do you expect this to have on society?

Question 30

How likely is it that the "old terrorism" will be revived?

Question 31

Exotic technologies are readily obtainable by terrorists.

Question 32

How will governments counter terrorist financial operations in the near future?

Question 33

Terrorists have proven to adapt to counterterrorist measures in creative ways.

Question 34

The future use of force as a counterterrorist option will likely involve overt large military units.

Question 35

Financial operations of terrorist networks are sophisticated and not easily compromised.

Question 36

What is the future of the violent right in Western democracies and the United States?

Question 37

Religion will not be a major source of terrorist violence in the near future.

Question 38

The use of covert operations is likely to increase in the near future.

Question 39

Describe the threat from exotic technologies.

Question 40

Briefly discuss the terrorist environment in the new millennium.

Question 41

In your opinion, which regions will continue to experience the most likely incidence of terrorist threats?

Question 42

How efficient is it to have so many functions housed within the Department of Homeland Security? Explain your answer.

Question 43

Compare and contrast the potential for terrorist violence in the United States from the left and right. What type of potential violence could occur from each? In your opinion, which source of terrorist violence is more likely to occur? Explain your answers.

Question 44

Which soft targets are likely to emerge as terrorists adapt to counterterrorist measures?

Question 45

This semester we discussed the similarities in outcomes between the American-led occupation of Iraq and the Soviet war in Afghanistan. In what ways could the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq result in similar terrorist environments and threats as did the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan?

Question 46

International cooperation is a critical necessity for controlling international terrorism. Discuss common interests that are likely to continue to promote cooperation. Also discuss international tensions that are likely to hinder cooperation.

Question 47

Which new and creative government responses will have to be considered in the near future?

Question 48

In Iraq, two unanticipated events arose during the American-led occupation: First, a guerrilla war broke out. Second, photographs from Abu Ghraib prison caused a crisis in how American policy was perceived. How did these events affect the near-future of terrorism?

Question 49

In your opinion, how can the international community collectively respond to new and emerging terrorist threats?