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CIAO DATE: 11/04
The Strategic Implications of Terrorism
Paul Wilkinson
June 2000
Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence
St. Andrews University, Scotland
Abstract
This article is taken from Terrorism & Political Violence. A Sourcebook Edited by Prof. M.L. Sondhi. Indian Council of Social Science Research. Har-anand Publications. India 2000.
Terrorism is a special form of political violence. It is not a philosophy or a political movement. Terrorism is a weapon or method which has been used throughout history by both states and sub-state organisations for a whole variety of political causes or purposes.