2011
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-73292011000100008
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Abstract: The conventional approach in the discipline of International Relations is to treat terrorist organizations as "non-state" actors of international relations. However, this approach is problematic due to the fact that most terrorist organizations are backed or exploited by some states. In this article, I take issue with the non-stateness of terrorist organizations and seek to answer the question of why so many states, at times, support terrorist organizations. I argue that in the face of rising threats to nation… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
3
1

Citation Types

0
4
0

Year Published

2016
2016
2023
2023

Publication Types

Select...
6

Relationship

0
6

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 9 publications
(4 citation statements)
references
References 10 publications
(7 reference statements)
0
4
0
Order By: Relevance
“…According to Faruk Ekmekci, this approach becomes problematic due to the fact that most terrorist organizations are supported or exploited by a particular country or several countries. In Ekmekci's view, "terror is nothing but war by other means" (Faruk Ekmekci, 2011). According to Ekmekci, the weakness in the study of terrorism is that terrorism is usually defined in a way that frees both countries from their own crimes that resemble terror as well as from their involvement in terrorist acts.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to Faruk Ekmekci, this approach becomes problematic due to the fact that most terrorist organizations are supported or exploited by a particular country or several countries. In Ekmekci's view, "terror is nothing but war by other means" (Faruk Ekmekci, 2011). According to Ekmekci, the weakness in the study of terrorism is that terrorism is usually defined in a way that frees both countries from their own crimes that resemble terror as well as from their involvement in terrorist acts.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although all governments have condemned terrorism rhetorically, many States are still providing valuable support to terrorist organizations at one time or another, and States' sponsorship of terrorism, though not as widespread as in previous decades, is still continuing. A complex phenomenon that our government has not yet adequately addressed, despite the threat it continuously pose to our national security (Ekmekci, 2011).…”
Section: The Problem Of Defining Terrorism and The Policies Supporting Itmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, we can depend on the definition of terrorism according to U.N. The General Assembly reported in 2005, “any action constitutes terrorism if it is intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians or non-combatants with the purpose of intimidating a population or compelling a government or an international organization to do or abstain from doing any act” (Ekmekci, 2011).…”
Section: The Problem Of Defining Terrorism and The Policies Supportin...mentioning
confidence: 99%
See 1 more Smart Citation