The FBI’s War On Terror

A Look Into The Organizational Process And The Affects of Terrorism on Globalization and the World’s Economy.

Article Overview• Combating terrorism is the FBI’s top priority.• In joining with partners the FBI is able to

locate, track, and neutralize terrorist cells and activity around the US.

• The overall goal being to reduce and ultimately eliminate terrorism both international and domestic in the United States and to US interests and allies around the world.

Terrorism• What is terrorism?• Domestic: Involves acts dangerous to human life

that also disregards state and federal law.• Appears to be intended, to intimidate or coerce

the population, to influence the policy of a government by intimidation, aggressiveness or coercion.

• Attempts to effect the government’s effects by mass destruction or assassination.

• Occurs within the US Territories.

Terrorism• What is Terrorism?• International: Involves acts dangerous to

human life that also disregards state and federal law.

• Appears to be intended, to intimidate or coerce the population, to influence the policy of a government by intimidation, aggressiveness or coercion.

• Attempts to effect the government’s effects by mass destruction or assassination.

• Occurs outside of US territorial jurisdiction.

The Roles/Impact of Terrorism

• Terrorism plays a large role in effecting the globalization and economic status of the world.

• The largest terrorist attack in the world which was 9/11 cost economies billions of dollars.

The Roles/Impact of Terrorism

• Acts of terrorism directly inflict direct and indirect costs on economies. Direct costs are generally smaller and include the following: Destruction of life and property, responses from emergency providers, restoration of systems and infrastructure and the provision of temporary living assistance.

The Roles/Impact of Terrorism

• Indirect costs of terrorism: Can be much larger as they effect the economy in the medium term by undermining consumer and investigator confidence.

• Terrorism can also have a long term cost by increasing security measures, creating higher insurance premiums and raising the cost of other counter terrorism operations.

The Roles/Impact of Terrorism

• In addition, terrorism creates direct economic destruction, increase uncertainty in the markets, effect insurance, trade and tourism and increase nationalism and foreign skepticism.

The Roles/Impact of Terrorism

• A decade after 9/11, the New York Times published a survey in which they estimated the true costs of the 9/11 attacks.

• Toll and Physical Damage: $55 Billion• Economic Impact: $123 Billion• Homeland Security: $589 Billion• War Funding: $1,649 Billion• Future War/Veterans Care: $867 Billion

The Roles/Impact of Terrorism

• In addition, the New York Times estimated that business interruption cost around $22 Billion and that $100 Billion was lost from the reduction of airline travels.

Terrorism For The FBI

• The rise of terrorism over the past sixteen years provides the FBI with the opportunity for expansion, new partnerships, and new possibilities for combating terrorism.

• In addition allows for the increased role of organizational communication and activity.

Roles in the FBI• Combating Terrorism requires many roles

on a large playing field.• These roles include: investigators,

analysts, linguists, SWAT Teams, in addition to other specialists from different agencies that offer assets when it comes to fighting the war on terror.

National Counter Terrorism Center

• The National Counter Terrorism Center is a location that bring specialists from the FBI, CIA and other agencies to band together against the war on Terrorism.

• It is here that true organizational communication is seen at play within the NCTC.

National Counter Terrorism Center

• NCTC’s Mission Statement: Lead our nation’s effort to combat terrorism at home and abroad by analyzing the threat, sharing information with our partner’s and integrating all instruments of national power to ensure the unity of effort.

National Counter Terrorism Center

• The NCTC plays a major role in organizational communication as far as terrorism is concerned. Forces are able to coordinate and share valuable information and data with other organizations in the effort to stop terrorism together.

Joint Terrorist Task Force

• The FBI also has created what is called the Joint Terrorist Task Force.

• What is JTTF? Small cells of special agents that chase down leads, collect evidence, collect and share evidence and intelligence, and respond to threats.

• Based in 104 cities nation wide.

Joint Terrorist Task Force

• They enable a shared intelligence across all agencies.

• They pool together knowledge, data, information and skills into team coordinated efforts.

• Intelligence and data is shared freely across all levels.

• They are a prime example of how organizational communication works in an organization.

Conclusion• Terrorism has major impacts on globalization

and the economic process. It affects businesses, airlines, stocks, security and premium insurance.

• It has majorly effected how forces around the world (specifically the FBI and the JTTF) must use organizational communication in order to stop a prime enemy.

• In conclusion, the FBI must fully rely on organizational communication in order to neutralize domestic and international threats.

Questions For Thought

• How can communication systems be built to defend and strengthen the well being of people who serve against the war of terror?

• How do terrorists use organizational communication against our own domestic forces?

Sources• “Terrorism: What We Investigate”.

https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism

• “Who We Are.” NCTC. https://www.nctc.gov/whoweare.html

• “Joint Counter Terrorism Task Forces”. https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism/joint-terrorism-task-forces

• “Don’t Hide From the Reality of How Terrorism Effects the Economy.” Picardo, Elvis. 24 March 2016. http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/030215/how-terrorism-affects-markets-and-economy.asp?lgl=bnull-right-rail-partial-sticky

• “Top 5 Ways Terrorism Impacts the Economy.” Ross, Sean. 21 August 2016. http://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/080216/top-5-ways-terrorism-impacts-economy.asp?lgl=bt1tn-no-textnote