Terrorism is not a fundamentally or qualitative ‘new’ phenomenon but grounded in an evolving historical context, Singapore

Question 1

Martha Crenshaw (2007) argued that “today’s terrorism is not a fundamentally or qualitative ‘new’ phenomenon but grounded in an evolving historical context”. Opponents to this view assert that modern terrorism is characteristically different – more frequent, dangerous and lethal. Lacquer and Wall (2018) however, emphasis the structural features behind contemporary terrorism: how bad governance abets terror, the nature of supposed “lone wolf” terrorists and that fear alone provides no tools to combat the future of terrorism.

Propose factors responsible for the development of terrorism and discuss the future challenges posed by terrorism. (25 marks)