ETHICS AND TERRORISM
Ethics has a critical, if often unacknowledged, role in the majority, if not all, concerns relating to terrorism and political violence. These are frequently most visible in counterterrorism debates but are frequently lacking from conversations concerning academic research practice. At the very least, ethical questions of terrorism have rarely been publicly addressed directly or thoroughly. Meaning of terrorism: Terrorism is defined as the unlawful use of force or violence against people or property in order to frighten or coerce a government or its populace into pursuing specific political or social goals. Domestic and international terrorism are usually recognized by law enforcement. Thus, the use of violence, intimidation, or the threat of violence against a person or a (large) group in order to achieve political, ideological, social, or religious goals by putting pressure on or intimidating another group of people or another individual to carry out actions they would ot...