Michael Burleigh lays bare the workings of the terrorist mind and explores the nature of terrorism, from its origins in the West to today's global threat of jihadist violence. This searing analysis focuses on the distorted morality that drives terrorists to organize and operate, revealing who they are and the wider support encouraging them
Buku ini merupakan karya terpenting woodrow wilson international project,diterbitkan pertama kali tahun 1986, transisi telah di akui sebagai karya pertama yang secara sistematis dan komparatif memusatkan diri pada proses transisi dari rezim-rezim otoriter,ia tidak saja di tujukan pada para ilmuan politik,namun juga pada kalangan mahasiswa,aktivis politik dan segenap pihak yang menaruh peduli pa…
Buku ini mengulas tuntas paham sesat Imam Samudra dan jaringan kelompok Islam radikal lainnya sebagai upaya pelurusan pemahaman yang salah dan merugikan wajah Islam. Karena, atas nama jihad, Imam Samudra dan kelompoknya melakukan pengeboman di Bali tahun 2002 yang menyebabkan banyak orang-orang menjadi salah paham tentang Islam.
Buku ini menjelaskan posisi di mana sesungguhnya Islam berada dalam pusaran konflik panjang teologis yang melanda sebagian umat Islam, juga mendudukkan ajaran Islam yang benar.
This revised edition is a comprehensive account of the technological and political possibilities and dangers presented by weapons of mass destruction in the wake of September 11th, 2001. The technical and organizational sophistication of the attacks on September 11th heralds a new era in the age-old war against terrorism. After these attacks, attention became focused on the activities and capac…
"Inside Al Qaeda examines the leadership, ideology, structure, strategies, and tactics of the most violent politico-religious organization the world has ever seen. Although founded in 1988, Al Qaeda merged with, and still works with, several other extremist groups. Hence Al Qaeda rank and file draw on nearly three decades of terrorist expertise. Moreover, it inherited a full-fledged training an…
The book sheds light on Al Qaeda's financial infrastructure and how the organization trains combat soldiers and vanguard fighters for multiple guerrilla, terrorist and semiconventional campaigns in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, the Caucasus and the Balkans. In addition, Rohan Gunaratna investigates the clandestine Al Qaeda operational network in the West.
The face of Terror has changed dramatically. Today major terrorist attacks are marked by their meticulous preparation and deadly execution as the Mumbai attacks of 26/11 have clearly established. The most important planning centre for these operations is the tribal region located on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Following the U.S. action in Afghanistan in December 2001 many Al Qa…
The book considers how various groups sought to legitimize violence as the struggle against imperialism, how political violence within the developing world was not generally characterized as terrorism but how the label was applied to small groups operating across the international boundaries of developed countries. It shows how campaigns end and groups disintegrate, the effect of the end of the…
An End to Evil charts the agenda for what’s next in the war on terrorism, as articulated by David Frum. This world is an unsafe place for Americans—and the U.S. government remains unready to defend its people. In An End to Evil, David Frum and Richard Perle sound the alert about the dangers around us: the continuing threat from terrorism, the crisis with North Korea, the aggressive ambitio…