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Security in the Contemporary World
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Read the cartoon below and write a short note in favour or against the connection between war and terrorism depicted in this cartoon.

Read the cartoon below and write a short note in favour or against the connection between war and terrorism depicted in this cartoon.

Answer

In this cartoon the relation between war and terrorism has been drawn. Here war is shown feeding terrorism .It is almost true to identify war with terror as both are counter productive. Terrorist targets civilians deliberately and indiscriminately. Civilian targets are chosen to terrorise the public and to use the unhappiness of the public as a weapon against national governments or other parties in conflict.

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