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Outline

I. Lead Section

a.	Overview of State-Sponsored Terrorism

i.	'''While state-sponsored terrorism peaked in both intensity and volume during the 70s, and is now relatively low, because of the expansion of nuclear technology attention is more greatly focused on the issue of state-sponsorship. Technology and media has also garnered more attention towards state-sponsors of terrorism although it remains an ill-defined and normative term. State-sponsorship also drastically effects international relationship dynamics.'''

II. Sponsorship Methods Used by States

'''Methods with which state’s sponsor terrorism are difficult to study, because terrorism as a whole is not always well understood. Methods of State-Sponsorship vary widely and vary in reason from Arab leaders sympathizing and harboring extremist Palestinian groups, to the U.S. sponsoring favorable “rebel” groups.'''

a.	Training

i.	Providing False documentation

ii. Access to government facilities

b.	Funding

c.	Sheltering

d.	Indirect Aid

III. Justifications from States

a.	'''State’s can fund terrorist activities to create plausible deniability because terrorist groups are non-state actors. The pejorative nature of the word is why no country labels itself a state-sponsor. [1]'''

IV.

By Countries

b.	Greece

i.	Since the Cold War, Greece has engaged in; Training and operations, money, arms, and logistics as well as diplomatic backing of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party or PKK.

d.	Iran e.	Iraq i.	Since the Cold War, Iraq has provided; money, arms, & logistics, diplomatic backing, and provisions of sanctuary for “leftist Palestinian groups”, as well as; training & operations, money, arms & logistics, provisions of sanctuary for the Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MEK).

Liberia i.	Since the Cold War, Liberia has engaged in; training & operations, money, arms, & logistics, diplomatic backing, organizational aid, and provisions of sanctuary or headquarters & major training facilities of the Revolutionary United Front.

h.	Libya i.	Malaysia j.	North Korea i.	'''North Korea is indicative of why state-sponsored terrorism is such a large concern, despite the steady decline and volume and intensity of state-sponsorship peaked in the 70s and 80s. North Korea disclosed information about its uranium enrichment programs as well as its continuing programs surrounding its plutonium reactors. The concern from scholars of state-sponsored terrorism is that North Korea has long been involved in a “sophisticated transnational smuggling network”, which does not currently include nuclear weapons, but should North Korea achieve such a feat, the fear is these advanced networks of sponsorship of terrorist groups could be the realization of the fears of academics in the field.'''

k.	Pakistan l.	Philippines m.	Qatar n.	Russia o.	Saudi Arabia p.	Sudan

i.	Since the Cold War, Sudan has engaged in state-sponsorship of a number of groups including; al-Qa’ida, al-Itihaad al-Islamiya (AIAI), Algerian groups, Al-Nahd in Tunisia, Palestinian groups (HAMAS & PIJ), Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Hizballah, and Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).

q.	Syria r.	Soviet Union

i.	During Soviet-era Russia, it has been documented that the, then, Soviet Union had funded terrorist groups globally while using the likes of Cuba and Palestinian organization to channel said funding and assistance through, in an attempt to aid international efforts during the Cold War.

s.	Turkey t.	United Kingdom

u.	United States

'''U.S. sponsorship of terrorism is a very contentious subject. Most scholars agree it occurs, but there is little consensus as to what degree the U.S. sponsors foreign terrorist activities, compared to the international community.''' V.	See Also VI. References VII. Further reading VIII. External Links