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Terror isn't always a weapon of the weak -- it can also support the powerful

  • Written by Arie Perliger, Director of Security Studies and Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell
A memorial vigil for the victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue where a shooter killed 11 and wounding six on Oct. 27, 2018. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

People often believe that terrorism is the weapon of the weak.

In other words, terrorism is practiced by marginalized groups that cannot influence government’s policies through...

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