Title: What is terrorism? What do terrorists want?
Headings: What is terrorism? What do terrorists want?
What is terrorism? What do terrorists want?
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1. What is terrorism?
2. What do terrorists want?
3. Is terrorism getting worse?

Content: Rather, terrorism is a tactic – a strategy used to achieve a specific end. This strategy is often used in asymmetric power struggles when a weaker person, or group, is fighting against a powerful nation-state. The violence is aimed at creating fear in the targeted population and often provokes prompt and violent response from the state. Acts of terrorism followed by violent crackdowns can become a cycle that is difficult to disrupt. Recently, terrorist groups have begun using the internet and the media to spread fear and affect public opinion. The Islamic State uses the internet to recruit followers. Nations also use terrorism tactics in other countries to safeguard their own national interest. Iran is known for supporting Hezbollah in Lebanon against Israel. The United States supported the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt against the communist government of Gamal Abdel Nasser and the mujahedeen in Afghanistan against the Soviet Union. 2.