Course Description or Content Overview: This course will explore the ideological origins that led to the 9/11 Attacks, US foreign policy after the Cold War, the debate about the definition of “terrorism,” the manipulation of religious text to justify acts of terrorism in the name of religion, the role human nature plays in terrorism as a defensive reactionary solution to perceived injustice, various methods of terroristic attacks, and the aftermath of 911 with regard to domestic policy, governme