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    Political Science (IR)

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  1. Thanks... I'm really in love with this field to be honest. I couldn't imagine studying anything else!
  2. Yes, my background is the Middle East. My undergraduate degree is in Arabic and I've lived in the Middle East for the past three years. I want to focus on this region. As for Penn State, I have it on my list because of the ICST center.
  3. 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.
  4. My research interests include state-sponsored terrorism (typical terrorism and cyber as well), non-state actors or groups, roots of terrorism, counter-terrorism policy, religion/logic behind terrorism attacks. Edit: Comparative studies based on different groups or ideologies in terrorism is also incredibly appealing.
  5. I would like to add one thing: University of Maryland houses START, a government funded research center on terrorism. This should likely stand out after completing a PhD from there correct?
  6. To be frank, I don't believe I have the background that schools such as Princeton, Yale, or Chicago would be looking for. I will apply nonetheless because I would be a good fit research and interest wise, but I want to have a broad range of schools to apply for. Between 15-35 in ranking would be ideal.
  7. I've researched the various IR departments and have only come up with a few names. It seems that most schools have only one person, or maximum two, working on terrorism. UT Austin Maryland Penn State Chicago Berkeley These schools appear to be solid in this area. Do you know of any others I should add to my list?
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