World Affairs: The Journal of International Issues
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue: 1

Understanding Terrorism and Geopolitics in West Asia

  • Author:
  • Sudhanshu Tripathi
  • Total Page Count: 12
  • Page Number: 42 to 53

Online published on 19 July, 2016.

Abstract

As has been experienced in the past, terrorism or any kind of uncontrolled violence perpetrated upon innocent civilians over a long period always results in large-scale migrations to “safer” places around the world. All human beings want the safety and protection of their life and person. This raises a number of demographic, economic and political issues under the rubric of “geopolitics”, a branch of study dealing with relations between geography and politics including international affairs. A vast influx of refugees tends to change the composition of native populations and may affect the prevalent nature of a state and/or political system.