Chapter 7 Learning Objectives

War and Terrorism

  • Discuss the ways that war is defined, classified, and measured.
  • Discuss the causes and objectives of war at the individual, societal, and system levels of analysis.
  • Identify the patterns and prevailing trends in the incidence, type, intensity, and qualitative nature of armed conflict.
  • Explain the impact of identity, globalization, and transnationalism on war and armed conflict, particularly with respect to contemporary intrastate conflicts.
  • Discuss the appeal, sources, tactics, and perpetrators of transnational terrorism.
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