Force and Strategy
	Outline
	Questions
	Defining Terrorism
	Defining Terrorism
	Operational Goals of Terrorism
	Distinguishing Characteristics of Terrorism
	Distinguishing Characteristics (cont.)
	Distinguishing Characteristics (cont.)
	Distinguishing Characteristics (cont.)
	Classification of Terror Strategies
	Terrorism as Indirect Coercion
	State Sponsored Terrorism
	Notational Spectrum of State Support for Terrorism
	Examples of Different State Sponsors
	Rationales for State Sponsorship
	Rationales for State Sponsorship (cont.)
	Types of State Support to Terrorist Groups since end of Cold War

• Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies: Afghanistan
• U.S. Nuclear Doctrine and Force Posture (1991-present)
• Privitization of Military Forces and Functions
• Rise of China and the Future of the Balance-of-power in Asia
• Punishment and Strategic Interdiction: Allied Bombing of Germany