Modernization through education the answer for combating terrorism

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. === in combating terrorism. A comparative analysis in this thesisillustrates that education by itself does not prevent terrorism. Other causal factors must be considered when addressing individuals who do commit terrorist acts. This thesis wil...

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Main Author:	Ibarra, Roberto.
Other Authors:	Kapur, Samir (Paul)
Published:	Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10945/5683

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spelling	ndltd-nps.edu-oai-calhoun.nps.edu-10945-56832015-08-06T16:02:40Z Modernization through education the answer for combating terrorism Ibarra, Roberto. Kapur, Samir (Paul) Chatterjee, Anshu Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). National Security Affairs Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. in combating terrorism. A comparative analysis in this thesisillustrates that education by itself does not prevent terrorism. Other causal factors must be considered when addressing individuals who do commit terrorist acts. This thesis will use the cases of the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka and eleven profiles of educated individuals who were involved in terrorist acts as counterexamples to the education-only theory. It will also discuss present U.S. operations in Afghanistan that focus on education, and present proposals to improve the social and economic conditions that are necessary aspects of reforms being neglected. 2012-03-14T17:46:22Z 2012-03-14T17:46:22Z 2011-06 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10945/5683 743235202 This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in the public domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United States Code, Section 105, it may not be copyrighted. Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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