Four methods can be employed for terrorist abatement. Each has its own advantages
and disadvantages, and specifi city for particular situations and target populations.
The characteristics of the terrorist group and the relationship, whether real or
perceived, between the country and the terrorist organization dictate the most effective
methodology for prevention of aggression. These four methods represent the
chain of events that leads to a terrorist act. Th e earlier in the chain the cascade can
be averted, the better. However, the initial actions can create new cascades of their
own, and care must be taken not to provoke a greater negative response as a reaction
to the amelioration attempts.