Honors Theses
Date of Award
2014
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Croft Institute for International Studies
First Advisor
Susan Allen
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis was to study what, if any, affect foreign assistance given by the United States had on terrorism around the world. In order to study this issue, the question, How have changes in United States foreign assistance allocation since the end of the Cold War affected observable terrorist activities?. To answer the research question, foreign assistance data from the United State Overseas Loans and Grants was compared to observable terrorist activities data from the Global Terrorism Database. This data was analyzed through statistical regression to find that there are fewer observable terrorist activities when more foreign aid is given. Statistical analysis also found that only a small percentage of the reduction in terrorist activities can be explained by increases in foreign aid. The conclusion reached by this study was that terrorism is a multi-faceted threat that cannot be successfully reduced with the use of one method. Rather, combatting terrorism requires a strategy just as complex as terrorism itself.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Mary Anna, "Changes in United States Foreign Assistance Allocation and its Effect on Terrorism" (2014). Honors Theses. 663.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/663
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Comments
A thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for completion of the Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies from the Croft Institute for International Studies and the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College.