This research paper was written for a 400-level Political Science Senior Seminar course on the to... more This research paper was written for a 400-level Political Science Senior Seminar course on the topic of global terrorism combined with a 400-level independent study. Content is discretely split into two parts. First, it focuses on the national level, incorporating topics such as nation-building and humanitarian intervention. This considers American foreign policy in the Middle East, support for allies such as Saudi Arabia, and the subsequent policy implications relating to terrorism. Secondly, at the sub-national level, research analyzes how modern insurgencies such as AQAP and ISIS have institutionalized and evolved. This considers the history of Wahhabism and Salafism as related to Islamic exceptionalism. It observes a trajectory that tends toward compartmentalization and global presence following the rise of super-terrorism in the late 20th century.
This research paper was written for a 400-level Political Science Senior Seminar course on the to... more This research paper was written for a 400-level Political Science Senior Seminar course on the topic of global terrorism combined with a 400-level independent study. Content is discretely split into two parts. First, it focuses on the national level, incorporating topics such as nation-building and humanitarian intervention. This considers American foreign policy in the Middle East, support for allies such as Saudi Arabia, and the subsequent policy implications relating to terrorism. Secondly, at the sub-national level, research analyzes how modern insurgencies such as AQAP and ISIS have institutionalized and evolved. This considers the history of Wahhabism and Salafism as related to Islamic exceptionalism. It observes a trajectory that tends toward compartmentalization and global presence following the rise of super-terrorism in the late 20th century.
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