CHIJ SJC SS Issue 3 Chapter 11

© CHIJ SJC/ SS Unit (2024)/ Notes for Chapter 11 1 Secondary 4 Express/ Normal (Academic) Humanities - Social Studies Issue 3 - Chapter 11: How Can We Respond to the Security Impacts of Globalisation? Name: _______________________ ( ) Class: ____________ Date: ____________ Key understanding for Chapter 11 • Different responses of countries and individuals to the security impacts of Globalisation Learning goal for Chapter 11: • Students will be able to explain the security of globalisation on countries and on individuals. • Students will be able to describe the government’s and individual’s responses to the security impacts of globalisation. Key concepts for Chapter 11 • Security • Transnational terrorism • Cyber threats • Self-radicalised I am able to do the following: ▢ Explain, with valid examples, how transnational terrorism and cyber threats threaten the security of individuals and countries in a globalised. ▢ Explain, with valid examples, how individuals can respond to the security impacts of globalisation. ▢ Explain, with valid examples, how governments can respond to the security impacts of globalisation. ▢ Explain, with valid examples, why security impacts require the cooperation of countries.

© CHIJ SJC/ SS Unit (2024)/ Notes for Chapter 11 2 What are the security impacts of globalisation? As our world becomes increasingly interconnected and interdependent, many security challenges are not contained within a country’s borders. Instead, they are transnational in nature. Factor Description Impact/Outcome Transnational terrorism Terrorism • Terrorism is the intentional use of violence by individuals or groups to cause fear and intimidate others to achieve a political or social objectives, which are rooted in certain ideologies. Transnational terrorism • Transnational terrorism arises when terrorists take advantage of the conditions of globalisation and attack beyond their country’s borders to achieve their objectives and operations. With advanced communication and digital technologies, terrorist groups are able to communicate their objectives and coordinate their operations globally. • Some terrorist organisations have transnational objectives that are global in nature: o Al-Qaeda used the idea of a global “holy war” to encourage extremist Islamic groups in different countries to engage in terrorism. o ISIS seeks to establish an Islamic state with authority over Muslims throughout the world. • The transnational nature of terrorism has led some individuals to be influenced by extreme ideologies of terrorist groups through the Internet. These individuals are said to be self-radicalised. How are individuals / countries impacted? • Bombings can lead to immediate physical impacts, such as injuries, death and destruction of properties. • Economic losses incurred as businesses are disrupted a