What is considered the Achilles’ heel of suicide terrorists and what counterterrorism efforts can be applied to exploit this weakness? Has it ever been done? If so, has it been effective? If not, why not?

Terrorism, God and Other Things

1. Compare and contrast modern terrorism with the early forms of sacred terror. What lessons can be drawn? Justify your answer with an example.
2. What is considered the Achilles’ heel of suicide terrorists and what counterterrorism efforts can be applied to exploit this weakness? Has it ever been done? If so, has it been effective? If not, why not?
3. Based on social dynamics, are terrorism and terror empirically justifiable? Why, or why not? Provide an example in your response.