The Ancient Art of Modern Terrorism (E117)

What is terrorism? Is it something as old as warfare or something that has changed the nature of war? Is fighting terrorism the same as counterinsurgency? Despite more than two decades of the so-called War on Terror, we seem no closer to ending terrorism that we were when the Black September group attacked the Olympic Village in 1972. Before we can propose solutions to a problem, we must start by defining the problem. According to Socrates, the first step in defining a problem is defining terms. Defining terrorism is the subject of this episode of the Ancient Art of Modern Warfare. References: UN Office of Drugs and Crime, Introduction to International Terrorism, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Defense, Department of Defense Law of War Manual (2023), Music: Kiilstofte, P. Mercenaries, Machinamasound (Licensed) Liszt, Les Preludes, perfomed by the USMC Band. Public Domain

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The Ancient Art of Modern Terrorism (E117) is an episode from The Ancient Art of Modern Warfare by Chris Mayer National Security and Strategy Consultant.

This episode is 8:50 long.

This episode was published on Sep 22, 2025.

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