Mary McCall

Outline for Terrorism Presentation

Section I: Overview of Terrorism
1. Definition of terrorism
2. Root causes of terrorism (poverty, political exclusion, human rights abuse,
urbanization, etc.): How root causes better explain types of terrorism instead
of terrorism in general

Section II: Types of Terrorism

1. Brief overview of biological and chemical warfare and how to prevent both
2. Radiological warfare: dirty bombs and the importance of securing nuclear
material (also include the efforts of securing Russias nuclear material,
especially after the collapse of the Soviet Union)
3. The importance of securing nuclear warheads and supporting the Global
Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction
(also, can efforts be made at devaluing rather than enhancing the importance
of nuclear weapons?)

Section III: How to Combat Terrorism

1. Work on improving American-Muslim relations:
a. The war on terror is not a war against Islam
b. Obama should work to speak out against anti-Muslim statements
c. Governmental departments should a) hire more Arab Americans and
Muslim Americans and b) hire more officials who can speak Arabic
d. Broadcast more information about U.S. governmental proceedings in
local Arabic-speaking cities in the Middle East
2. The U.S. should work on adopting a more multilateral foreign policy
a. E.U.-Russia-U.S. trilateral partnership
b. Power-sharing: countries that are left out are more prone to antiWestern/American sentiments
c. Global community working together to combat terrorism (intelligence
sharing, freezing terrorist assets, etc.)
3. Educate the public
a. The goal of terrorism is not just to cause mass casualties, but also mass
fear
b. Offer accurate information about various terrorist groups, who they
are, why they commit the acts they do, etc.
c. Assess the risk of potential situations and what to do in case of an
attack