ESSAY | Which types of terrorist tactics are most and least challenging for states to defend against?

In an essay of 10-15 double-spaced pages (2,500-3,750 words), please answer the following two-part question:

Which types of terrorist tactics are most and least challenging for states to defend against?
Under what conditions are international legal measures most and least likely to mitigate threats posed by terrorist organizations?

Please explain why and support your answers with clear references to the relevant literature and the provision of detailed practical examples. Make sure to use in text citations (Author, year, page).

SAMPLE SOLUTION

There is a popular, but inaccurate, belief that terrorism is crazed and impulsive. The reality is that extremism and radical attacks, in particular, are premeditated meticulously planned with an aim of sending a specific statement. In communicating this message, the execution of the attacks is a reflection of a conceived plan that replicates a particular terrorist organization’s aims as well as their inspiration. The siege must fit into the group’s resources in addition to giving considerable importance to the audience of the intended message. In deciding the tactics to be used for the attacks, therefore, the group intentionally applies those that best represent their ideologies, organizational structures, as well as the dominant personalities of the key members of the crew among other internal and external factors (Hoffman, 2006 229). Terrorism has continuously evolved over the years with advancement in technologies playing a big role in the unending sophistication of the tactics that extremists use in achieving their goals. Indeed, a notorious terrorist, Carlos claimed the beginning of The Third World War to his hostages in 1975. Studying…