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Students are required to write an annotation for 8 articles, respectively.You are free to choose any scholarly (e.g. peer-reviewed) article, except for the ones assigned in this syllabus, to annotate as long as they are relevant to the topic. •The articles must be from academic resources such as peer-reviewed articles, a chapter from an edited book, a paper from an academic conference, etc. Note that journalistic reports are not academic resources.•The annotations do not have to be extensive. The recommended length of each annotation is about 100-150 words per article. •Each annotation should have a brief review of the main argument and salient points and your comment about how the article contributes to our understanding of the chosen topic. •You are free to use any standard citation style including but not limited to APA, MLA, Chicago Style. Annotated Bibliography-1: * Choose one of the topics below and prepare an annotated bibliography about it: Socio-economic conditions (e.g. poverty, economic inequality, education, etc.) and terrorismEthnic polarization/heterogeneity and terrorism. •Breaches of democracy and terrorismState fragility/failure and terrorismGlobal connectedness and terrorismFor

the Annotated Bibliography assignment, first, you need to find articles through a search on scholars.google.com.After deciding on the articles, you should annotate them. Annotation of each article “should have a brief review of the main argument and salient points, and your comment about how the article contributes to our understanding of the chosen topic.” (this sentence is from the syllabus). The recommended length of each annotation is about 100-150 words per article.An example is the following:ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHYAbrahms, M., & Potter, P. (2015). Explaining Terrorism: Leadership Deficits and Militant Group Tactics. International Organization, 69(2), 311-42. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020818314000411In this article, the authors focus on what differentiates militant groups from terrorist groups, determining that militant groups lose support and become terrorist organizations when enough pressure is exerted on group leaders that they lose influence over the rank and file. They believe that …. . Abrahms and Potter argue that …. . This article finds that … This article puts attention on … . The article contributes our understanding of ….. . [YOU MAY ADD 1-2 MORE SENTENCE ABOUT YOUR CRITIQUE/COMMENT ON THE ARTICLE]