[225-8] Terrorism, 2016
While it appears that the amount of acts and people harmed by acts of terrorism is the obvious way to measure the phenomenon, it is also highly misleading, as terror itself depends on the scope of media distribution of the act.  Meanwhile, no international organization, notably the UN, has come to an agreement on a definition of terrorism.  The "deliberate targeting of civilians" is being considered. The locations of terrorist attacks Post-World War II are designated by white dots.

[225-7] Terrorism, 2016
While it appears that the amount of incidents and number of people harmed by acts of terrorism is the obvious way to measure the phenomenon, it is also highly misleading, as terror itself depends on the scope of media distribution of the act.  Meanwhile, no international organization, notably the UN, has come to an agreement on a definition of terrorism.  The "deliberate targeting of civilians" is being considered. The locations of terrorist attacks Post-World War II are designated by white dots.

[225-6] Terrorism, 2011
While it appears that the amount of acts and people harmed by acts of terrorism is the obvious way to measure the phenomenon, it is also highly misleading, as terror itself depends on the scope of media distribution of the act.  Meanwhile, no international organization, notably the UN, has come to an agreement on a definition of terrorism.  The "deliberate targeting of civilians" is being considered. The locations of terrorist attacks Post-World War II are designated by red dots.

[225-3] Terrorism, 2003

Darkened areas indicate presence of terrorist groups. Underlined groups are active in more than one country, underscoring their multinational and transnational character and ambition.

[225] Terrorism, 1999

Only the terrorist groups which are known by their initials are shown, which are most groups.