ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses some of the changes in terrorism that can be documented graphically in terms of incidents of terrorism. The developed world is more conscious that desperate poverty and hunger can provide a breeding ground for terrorism to win a war on terrorism; it must first win a nonlethal war for the hearts and minds of the audience of terrorists. The chapter suggests that terrorism is more prevalent but less structured, more prone to suicide bombing and lone wolf attacks than to group efforts, better funded but less structured, and is mastering modern technology at an alarming rate. Counterterror efforts have also developed significant learning trends, which are important in assessing the tools of counterterror and the pattern which the global war on terror may take. Barack Obama sought to use both law and the legal use of force to counter terrorism, stressing the need for transparency in the actions taken by the government to counter terror.
