The United States “War on Terror†Strategy: Classic and Contemporary Concepts of War

Dr. Arash Sharghi and Irina Dotu
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Dr. Arash Sharghi: IPE Club, Turkey
Irina Dotu: International Relations Department, Near East University, TRNC

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2021, vol. 05, issue 12, 35-42

Abstract: This study sought to explore the classical and contemporary conceptualization of war and terrorism and to discuss the derivation of US “War on Terror†strategy within the related literature. Notwithstanding to the high number of terrorism-related studies, the major part of those defines terrorism considering the assumptions on the clash of ethics, ideologies, identities and ideas, and see “war on terror†as the security or defense response against nihilist insurgency movements. On another hand, a literature on terrorism was developed, which is disclaiming terrorism and “war on terror†as the objective geopolitical instruments used for the US hegemony and in accordance with the US demands. Therefore, this paper is an attempt to look at the “War on Terror†strategy through the lenses of classical and contemporary concepts of war and terrorism. The research method is descriptive and qualitative through using the secondary sources. This study will show how the US “war on terror†was legitimized by the terrorism industry and finds its place within classic war paradigm.

Date: 2021
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