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The problem is that their views are often overly broad, and that they have not settled on a universally accepted definition. The expression that one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter has caught on for a reason. Today, there are more than 100 definitions of terrorism in laws and treaties around the world. Since the rise of the modern nation state, governments have tended to view terrorism as violent acts against civilians by ethnic, religious or social groups with political agendas such as gaining statehood, ousting a colonial power, or changing a system of governance. But many states are also accused of sponsoring terrorist activities