The Future of Terrorism

Background

For this final writing assignment of the class, you will select, discuss and analyze a topic related to the future of terrorism. The following is a list of areas that you can examine as you develop a research-supported prediction of how terrorism may change in the near future:

· How may the tactics and tools of terrorism change in the future? Be sure to provide a discussion of contemporary tactics to establish a baseline for your predictions.

· What technology or technologies will have the greatest influence on the future of terrorism? How will these technologies enable or enhance the capability of terror organizations?

· How might recent global events affect or direct the future of terrorism? Examples you might discuss include the Corona virus pandemic, the October 7 attacks on Israel, or the attempted assassination of former President Trump.

Instructions

For each assignment, students are tasked with authoring a college-level writing work meeting the following criteria:

1. The length of each paper shall be no less than five pages in length long, NOT INCLUDING a title page and a Reference page. NO abstract is needed for this assignment.

2. Use a minimum of four academically appropriate resources in the generation of the work. DO NOT use Wikipedia, ask.com, e-how, or similar sites as primary sources. They can be used as starting points for research but should not be cited as references.

3. The format of the paper will follow APA 7th guidelines and include a properly formatted title page, properly formatted in-text citations and an APA 7th reference page. References from academic sources published within 5 to 6 years.

This assignment is worth 10 points and is due on Saturday. For more specifics on how this will be graded, refer to the rubric provided.