We must recognize that by convention–and it must be emphasized only by convention–great power use and the threat of the use of force is normally described as coercive diplomacy and not as a form of terrorism…it is quite clear that certain forms of coercive diplomacy involve the threat and often the use of violence for what would be described as terroristic purposes were it not great powers who were pursuing the very same tactic. — Political scientist Michael Stohl, Root Causes of Terrorism