The objective of this paper is to examine whether terror attacks that took place in the Eurozone 21st century had a significant effect on price Euro. Its novelty twofold: it first study assesses impact such events Euro and employs relatively large number these events. event-study methodology used deduce whether, after event, value declines vs. other major currencies. We found does not, since fo...

The objective of this paper is to minimize human casualties in terrorist attack such as 26/11. The combat robot [1] has been designed to tackle such a cruel terror attacks. This robot is radio operated, selfpowered, and has all the controls like a normal car. A wireless camera has been installed on it, so that it can monitor enemy remotely when required. It can silently enter into enemy area an...

Since the terror attacks of September 11th, emergency departments across North America have become more aware of the need to be prepared to deal with a mass casualty terror event, particularly one involving nuclear, biological or chemical contaminants. The effects of such an attack could also be mimicked by accidental release of toxic chemicals, radioactive substances or biological agents unrel...

The book is an uneven collection of essays, opinion pieces, speeches and other writings published between 2002 when an estimated 2,000 Muslims were massacred in the western state of Gujarat and the aftermath of last November's terror attacks in Mumbai. Roy calls the collection “a detailed under-view” of the darker side of the world's largest democracy or what she describes as “the cunning, Brah...

According to terror management theory, heightened concerns about mortality should intensify the appeal of charismatic leaders. To assess this idea, we investigated how thoughts about death and the 9/11 terrorist attacks influence Americans' attitudes toward current U.S. President George W. Bush. Study 1 found that reminding people of their own mortality (mortality salience) increased support fo...

The article analyzes to what extent news reporting on terrorist attacks globalized, regionalized, or country specific. We compare coverage on four terrorist incidents in the main news shows of the US edition of CNN, of Al Jazeera’s Arabic language service, of the British BBC, and of the German ARD. The analysis shows cross-national similarities in several dimensions: the analyzed media devote n...

OBJECTIVES In the days immediately following the terror attacks of 9/11, thousands of Americans chose to drive rather than to fly. We analyzed highway accident data to determine whether or not the number of fatalities and injuries following 9/11 differed from those in the same time period in 2000 and 2002. METHODS Motor crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fata...