My week 2 fourmThe definition of Global Terrorism:The Commonwealth Law of Australia defines global terrorism as an act or threat intended to advance an ideological, political or religious cause and coerce or intimidate any government in the world or the public. It includes causing serious physical harm to the person or serious damage to the property or creating a serious risk to the health and safety to the public. As suggested by Pollak (2019), Federal bureau of investigation defines global definition as violent, criminal acts committed by individual or groups who are either associated or inspired by foreign terrorist organization or state-sponsored investigation.
As stated by Gioia (2016), United Nation defines international terrorism as “criminal acts, including against civilians, committed with the intent to cause death or serious bodily injury, or taking of hostages”. It is done “with the purpose to provoke a state of terror in the general public or in a group of persons or particular persons, intimidate a population or compel a government or an international organization to do or to abstain from doing any act.”
“Such an act might constitute offences within the scope of and as defined in the international conventions and protocols relating to terrorism, are under no circumstances justifiable by considerations of a political, philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic and religious or other similar nature” (Asongu, 2019).
There is various other version of definition given by the United Nation. I considered the definition of the United Nation better that other definition as it includes all the elements and factors, which are responsible for the creation of the terrorism.
Reason for Not Attaining International Cooperation on Counter-Terrorism
One of the main reasons that international cooperation is not achieved counter terrorism is because some of the developed countries promote terrorism. Many of the terrorists have safe haven in countries like Iran and Pakistan. On the contrary, there are many other countries, which have close association with these countries. As an outcome, other countries also failed to give support on counter terrorism. For example, China and Pakistan have close alliances, thus, China never support for the counter terrorism. Lack of unity among countries to work globally counter terrorism is not present.