According to a Rand study, the number of terrorist acts worldwide has been increasing because (1) some terrorists believe attention is becoming harder to obtain, (2) past experience has proven...

According to a Rand study, the number of terrorist acts worldwide has been increasing because (1) some terrorists believe attention is becoming harder to obtain, (2) past experience has proven profitable, (3) states have been taking an active role, (4) they have been motivated by religious imperatives, and (5) the ease of access to information has led to increased attempts by amateur terrorists (Hoffman, 1999).