States with poor governance; ethnic, or religious tensions; weak economies will be prime grounds for terrorism. At the same time, the trend away from state – supported political terrorism and toward more diverse, transnational networks – enabled by information technology- will continue. Some of the states that actively sponsor terrorism or terrorist groups’ today may decrease or even cease their support by 2015 as a result of regime changes, or the conclusion that terrorism has become counterproductive. But weak states also could drift toward cooperation with terrorists, creating de facto new state supporters. Between now and 2015 terrorist tactics will become increasingly sophisticated and aimed at achieving mass casualties. We expect the trend toward greater lethality in terrorist attacks to continue.
Task 8:
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