Does Globalisation contribute to the growth of terrorism?

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Does Globalisation contribute to the growth of terrorism?

Globalisation has contributed to the growth of internationalised linkages through the ideals of free market liberalisation. It has facilitated the growth of multi-national companies whose business networks are connected through the internet and global communications networks.

This interconnectedness has a dark side according to Louise Shelly, "Terrorists have also globalised, taking advantage of the ability to recruit internationally, to be close to diaspora communities that can support them financially and logically."1

Jessica Stern feels that the current crop of global Jihadists are," both an expression and a symptom of globalisation, spread through the internet and other global media such as satellite television"2. The concept of globalisation leads to a backlash against it3 and against the US lead Westernisation of the world.

In a globalised world the causes of terrorism are," derived from a series of political, economic and technological problems that are interconnected"4 and in turn the tools of globalisation; the internet, the media and the increased flow of materiel and people, are exploited.5

As Cronin states, "Terrorism has a long and varied history"6. It has been utilised by different groups for a myriad of