CHS World Studies 2014-15

World Studies Hybrid 4/17/15

Terrorism
Purpose: To examine and perform risk assessment on terrorist organizations
operating throughout the world.
Due Date: Project is due Wednesday and Thursday, 4/22 & 4/23 2015. A
simulated discussion with the US President outlining the potential threat of your
terrorist groups will take place in class on block day this week.
Instructions:
1. Follow the link to the report entitled Country Report on Terrorism-2013 and
do the following:
a. Read Chapter 1 Strategic Assessment Be familiar with the major
trends in Global Terrorism in 2013.
b. Form a group of no more than 5 people. Your Group should
choose one of the 6 regions in chapter 2 Africa; East Asia &
Pacific; Europe; Middle East & North Africa; South and Central Asia or
Western Hemisphere. 2 Groups can do the Middle East & North Africa
Region. Sign up on this google document.
c. Skim Ch 3, 4 & 5 for states in your region that are considered state
sponsors of terrorism, states working toward Chemical or Biological
Weapons, or are providing a safe haven for terrorist organizations.
Read the sections describing states that are within the boundaries of
your region.
d. In Chapter 6 Foreign Terrorist Organizations, look for groups operating
in your region.
i. Each individual in your group should choose one of the
terrorist organizations operating in your region, research
and become an expert on that group, and prepare an overview
of the terrorist organization (in a word document). Sign up on
this google document. Please include the following items in your
overview:
ii. History and reason for formation including founding members,
current leadership, membership numbers
iii. Overview of ideology what do they want to accomplish and
why do they engage in terrorist activities to reach their goals?
Describe the thought process of members and describe the
profile of a member.
iv. Tactics & support What attacks are they know to be
responsible for or suspected of involvement, describe their
capabilities, funding sources, supporters
v. Create a timeline of attacks and assess the effectiveness of
each.
vi. Highlight the risk to the stability of the local area, the state or
states they operate in, the US and the world.

CHS World Studies 2014-15

World Studies Hybrid 4/17/15
Terrorism
1. Assign a score of 1-10, 10 being the highest risk, to your
terrorist organization. The score should reflect the actual
and potential risk of attacks in terms of number of
casualties and wounded , frequency of attacks, type of
target (military vs. civilian), likelihood of significant
future attacks and the ability to recruit members willing to
engage in future attacks.
2. Post the information about your terrorist group on your website before 4/22
& 4/23.
3. We will hold a Terrorism Summit Simulation on 4/22 for Period 1, and 4/23 for
Period 2 & 4. The US President and his/her cabinet will ask questions as the
description of your terrorist groups are presented, and will convene briefly to
discuss the relative risks that each group provides to their local area, the
region, the US and the world.
4. Project is worth 50 points and will be graded based on the following criteria:
a. Description of history, founders and leadership and ideology of the
terrorist organization 25%
b. Detailed analysis of the effectiveness of past attacks 25%
c. Risk assessment score accurately reflects the potential of future
attacks to destabilize the local area, the region, the US and the world
50%
Additional Sources can be found at:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/t/terrorism/index.html
Boko Haram was founded Muhammed Yusuf. He created an area with a school and
affordable housing for poor Muslim families and had the goal of creating an Islamic
State and recruited jihadis. They are mainly after creating an Islamic state in Nigeria
through violence. Many of the followers were inspired by some guy names
Mohammed Mowra. They believe the world is against them and they will do
anything to get it back. Mainly they fought with violence. Basically they are all odd
thinking the Earth is not round and stuff. I think their level of risk is pretty low, like a
2. This is because they arent really fighting against the government but rather
against the people and religions.