East West Studies Institute
Ankara – Turkey
http://www.eastwest studies.org/
In collaboration with
The UNITED NATIONS Institute for Training and Research
Programme of Correspondence Instruction in
Peacekeeping Operations
www.unitarpoci. org
Is proud to offer the following Short Course:
GLOBAL TERRORISM
In English, Nov 5-7, 2007
This short course is designed to offer undergraduate and graduate students a basic introduction to the complex topic of global terrorism. The lectures are organized in three meetings, in which the students will receive a complete view of the
following aspects related to terrorism:
• Nature and Matrices of Terrorism: problems of definition; essential elements and typologies;
• Structure and Operating: analyses of terrorist tactics, political objectives and motivations; profiles of terrorists; structure and practice of terrorist organizations; terrorist armoury and equipment; types of terrorist acts; targets and
victims of terrorism;
• Protagonists and Geopolitical Areas: A historical-geograph ical approach (Europe, Middle-East, North Africa, the Americas) and a survey at the current trends;
• Supporters and Criteria of Monitoring: dilemmas of democratic and international response; terrorism and diplomacy; the problem of state sponsorship and support; problems of international co-operation, including the use of diplomacy, international law and organisation;
• The Use of Force and Future Threats in Terrorism Worldwide: anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism, police and intelligence measures, war against terrorism; UN, NATO and Terrorism; rethinking security after Sep. 11th and possibly future threats.
Earning a Certificate of Completion from United Nations Institute for Training and Research: By the end of the course, students, who have achieved a passing grade of 75% or higher in the “Global Terrorism Course” and/or the “UN Peacekeeping and
International Conflict Resolution Final Exam” are awarded the Certificate- of-Completion from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, Programme
of Correspondence, Instruction in Peacekeeping Operations, www.unitarpoci. org.
College and ACCP Credits:
The U.S. Army Institute for Professional Development (AIPD) has reviewed UNITAR POCI Courses and determined they merit Army Correspondence Course Program (ACCP)
credits. US personnel who complete UNITAR POCI courses may have these ACCP credits recorded in their US Army personnel records. UNITAR POCI Global Terrorism Course
provides 54 ACCP credits.
Transfer Credit:
The “American Military University-Transfer Credit Evaluation Center” recognises the UNITARPOCI Certificates for their undergraduate degree programs:
http://www.apus. edu/TransferCred it/accepted/ Undergraduate/ mou/unitar- poci
Lecturer: Dr. Giovanni Ercolani, UNITARPOCI Research
Associate, e-mail: drercolani@yahoo. co.uk
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