Violent Extremism

4. A region experiencing deepening interference of foreign powers: The ________ East.
7. The processes or conditions that push people to extreme beliefs due to social and political circumstances.
8. Terrorism carried out in the name of separation by members of a distinct ethnic community is known as ________ terrorism.
10. Because of continuing disruption, most people felt hate and ________ against the West.
12. Although there was interference, some Gulf countries still became Western ________.
13. Al-________ is an armed rebellion group mentioned alongside the Taliban and ISIS.
14. The execution of neoliberal strategies lacking pervasive support by a government can result in ________ terrorism.
16. Terrorism refers specifically to attacks that target ________ or non-combatants.
17. The Ku Klux Klan carried out attacks in the United States in the name of white ________.
18. The chapter acts as an introduction to understanding violent ________.
20. A religion that is sometimes intertwined with culture and used as an ideological tool by armed groups.

1. Violence is often employed by armed movements aiming for national ________.
2. Iran's ________ Movement is mentioned as an example of a violent revolution.
3. The acronym for the broader Middle East and Northern Africa region.
5. Tremendous neo-conservative political lobbying was backed up by the 'Clash of ________' thesis.
6. A local terrorist group in the Philippines mentioned alongside ISIS.
9. As a political concept, terrorism is meant to exert power and ________ upon a perceived enemy.
11. The deliberate employment of force and violence by any given actor targeting non-combatants.
15. Terrorism is fundamentally a ________ employed to attain certain political goals.
19. Abu ________ is another armed group in the Philippines commonly associated with these threats.