The contents of this book: 1. The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism 2. The Social Logic of Suicide Terrorism 3. The Individual Logic of Suicide Terrorism
The events and aftermath of 9/11 are compared to other incidents of terrorist violence, including those in Israel-Palestine, Africa, and Northern Ireland. In making these comparisons, Framing Terrorism focuses on how governments, security forces, and dissident groups manage and manipulate the media; the ways in which journalists construct the news, both in the United States and else where; and …
Contents: 1. Terrorism : The ethical dilemma of international political theory 2. Terrorism and counter terrorism role of the media 3. Combating CBW terrorism 4. Nuclear terror 5. Counter terrorism : The US military campaign in Afghanistan 6. Of Islamic militancy : Al Queda and Osama bin Laden, etc.
Welcome to Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues. This W is a textbook for those who wish to explore the phenomenon of modern terrorist violence. Students and instructors who fully engage themselves in the recommended course of instruction offered in the pages that follow will acquire a solid foundation for understanding the nature of terrorism. Readers will also discove…
In the last two decades, terrorists have struck fear in citizens across the world, intimidating whole nations with seemingly irrational and unpredictably violence at airports, international meetings, and sporting events. Now Long, an expert in counterterrorism, presents the first accessible framework for analyzing, comprehending, and fighting terrorism. Long explores the reasoning behind the vi…
The content of this book: 1. The Threat and Your Response 2. The Foundation Principle 3. Counter-Surveillance 4. Security Begins at Home 5. Foreign Travel
Contents: 1. Our question 2. A division of labour, philosophy's part 3. Negotiation, international law 4. UN resolution 5. Human rights 6. Just war theory 7. The politics of reality, etc.
In Terrorism, Freedom, and Security, Philip Heymann continues the discussion of responses to terrorism that he began in his widely read Terrorism and America. He argues that diplomacy, intelligence, and international law should play a larger role than military action in our counterterrorism policy; instead of waging war against terrorism, the United States needs a broader range of policies. Hey…
Christopher Hewitt's comprehensive book surveys the characteristics and causes of terrorism and governmental responses to it. He also examines the organizational structure of terrorist networks, how they are financed and their ideological agendas. Groups covered include: Islamic fundamentalists, white and black racists, black nationalists, revolutionary communists, neo-Nazis, militant Jewish gr…
Almost every widely held idea we have about the war on terror is wrong, Philip Bobbitt argues, and must be rethought. It is not about religion, nationalism or a'clash of civilizations'. Instead, we face the death of the nation-state and the birth of frontierless, globally networked 'states of terror' that seek to undermine an entire culture of political consent. This dramatic and highly acclaim…