I'm sorry, maybe I missed the question. These are my general areas of interest in regards to studying terrorism. My research goals are obviously to answer the most difficult questions as it pertains to dealing with these above-stated topics.
For example, what policies are most effective when dealing with a country that sponsors terrorism in their foreign affairs? Which military, diplomatic, etc. policies can be used against it?
Another example regarding counter-terrorism, what would be the blow-back effects of counter terrorism policies that invade US citizen privacy? How to anticipate and mitigate them?
Regarding cyber terrorism, if a state-sponsored terrorism attack occurs via cyber warfare, what are the proper counters or ways of handling these?
These are just examples of what interest me.