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Why the United States is Targeted by Terrorism

Abstract:
Why are American citizens and interests targeted by terrorism?  Generally two sorts of explanations are offered. One focuses on underlying conditions that generate not just anti-American attitudes but anti-American violence. The other, which my argument supports, focuses on the strategies of specific groups.

Publication Information

Full Citation:

Crenshaw, Martha. 2010. "Why the United States is Targeted by Terrorism." Presented at the 2006 International Studies Association Annual Convention., San Diego. http://igcc3.ucsd.edu/research/security/DACOR/presentations/Crenshaw.pdf

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