The Algerian and the American counter-terrorism policies

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2017
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university of Oum- El- Bouaghi
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The following research is a comparative study of the Algerian and American Counter-terrorism policies. The entire work is a reading in terrorism and the diverse facets allied to the phenomenon. More specifically, it focuses on the World Trade Centre attacks (2001) in the United States and the Tiguentourine Gas attack (2013) in Algeria. The study centres on the subject of terrorism and counter-terrorism strategies; Algeria and the United States' long-term experience with terrorism, the causes and the implications of those attacks are major concerns in this research. Dwelling on a number of books and researches conducted on terrorism, our study argues that the United States' approach to anti-terrorism diverges from Algeria's approach. On the one hand, Algeria has always proved a high degree of proficiency and expertise in fighting terrorism; the Algerian government's way of dealing with the terrorist attack of Tiguentourine bears witness to the success of the Algerian diplomacy that continues to emphasise the ideology of "No Terrorism". On the other hand, the United States reaction to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 was terroristic in the form of invasions. In brief, the purpose of this study is to argue that the United States has always exhibited a tendency towards violence and hence it is a terrorist state.
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Terrorism, United States
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