

<head> Tipster Topic Description


<num> Number: 120


<dom> Domain: International Econonomics 


<title> Topic: Economic Impact of International Terrorism


<desc> Description:

Document will report on actual or alleged private sector economic consequences
of international terrorism.


<smry> Summary:

Document will report on actual or alleged private sector economic consequences
of international terrorism.


<narr> Narrative:

A relevant document will address the issue of how to calculate the private
sector economic consequences of the activities of international terrorists.
Reported consequences may be such information as corporate claims that a 
fall off in business resulted from customer fears over international 
terrorism, actual destruction of private property through terrorist acts, 
investments not made because of concerns over a  terrorist presence in an 
area of potential investment, etc..   NOT relevant are costs attributable to 
government actions.    


<con> Concept(s):

1. terrorist, terrorism, international terrorist (or terrorism)  


<fac> Factor(s):


<def> Definition(s):

International Terrorism: as defined in Title 22 of the U.S. Code, Section
2656F(d), terrorism is premeditated, politically motivated violence 
perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational or clandestine 
agents, usually intended to influence an audience.  By extension, 
international terrorism transcends national boundaries and involves the 
citizens, property, or territory of more than one country.