Terrorism in the 21st Century (7e)

Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century helps readers understand terrorism, responses to it, and current trends that affect the future of this phenomenon.

Putting terrorism into historical perspective and analyzing it as a form of political violence, this text presents the most essential concepts, the latest data, and numerous case studies to promote effective analysis of terrorist acts. Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century objectively breaks down the who-what-why-how of terrorism, giving readers a way both to understand patterns of behavior and to more critically evaluate forthcoming patterns.

Learning Goals

•        Understand the historical causes of terrorism and common responses to it.
•        Evaluate terrorism as a form of political violence.
•        Analyze data sets and case studies to identify the causes of terrorism.

PART I. TERRORISM IN PERSPECTIVE

Chapter 1. An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Chapter 2. Not a Modern Phenomenon

Chapter 3. Ideology and Terrorism. Rights from Wrongs?

PART II. WHO ARE THE TERRORISTS?

Chapter 4. Criminals or Crusaders?

Chapter 5. Terrorism by the State

Chapter 6. Terrorism, Inc.

PART III. HOW DO THEY OPERATE?

Chapter 7. Terrorist Training

Chapter 8. The Media. A Weapon for Both Sides?

Chapter 9. Domestic Terrorism in the United States

PART IV. RESPONSES TO TERRORISM

Chapter 10. Legal Perspectives on Terrorism

Chapter 11. Counterterrorism. The Use of Special Forces

Chapter 12. Terrorism, Intelligence, and the Law

Chapter 13. Security Measures. A Frail Defense

PART V. CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

Chapter 14. New Terrorist Threat. Weapons of Mass Destruction

Chapter 15. Future Trends

• Regional terrorism centers and institutes and counterterror legislation with an emphasis on intelligence-sharing and capacity building is explored in several chapters. (ex. p. 362)

• The role of the Internet in the training, recruitment, planning, and funding of terrorist groups–and the successful use of the Internet in law enforcement to counter these efforts—is the focus of several new case studies. (ex. p. 239)

• David Rapoport’s theory of the “four waves” of modern terrorism is utilized to discuss the¿ role of religion as a transnational force linking groups and individuals in all parts of the globe and as a recruiting tool for terrorist acts. (ex. p. 29)
• The link between failed states and terrorism either in the form of piracy or of terrorist training grounds is explored with case studies involving Somalia and Afghanistan. (ex. p. 32)
• The escalation of suicide bombings and the use of IEDs in transnational attacks is examined in several chapters, using case studies and statistics to clarify this rapidly emerging threat. (ex. p. 145)
• The effectiveness of counterterror measures is illustrated in new case studies on the attack by special forces on Bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan, the International Criminal Court’s indictments of national leaders, enemy combatants, new links between narcotics and terrorism, terrorism in Mumbai, allocation of resources based on threat and risk assessment, and cyber security and cyber terror. (ex. p. 266)
• The Selective Chronology of Recent Terrorism was updated to focus on¿political violence¿in this century. (ex. p. xxi)

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• Discusses how globalization is expanding terrorism’s impact and analyzes how well current laws respond to terrorist threats. (ex. p. 45)
• Examines terrorism with an emphasis on the legal and operational definition of terrorist acts rather than an emphasis on the individuals, groups, or states who carry out such acts. (ex. p. 14)
• Puts terrorism in historical perspective through chapter chronologies and comparisons between pre-twentieth century terrorism and present forms of terrorism. (ex. Ch. 2)
• Looks deeply at current examples and applications of key concepts using case studies found throughout the text. (ex. p. 9)
• Evaluates current national and international responses to terrorism at the end of each chapter. (ex. Ch. 10)
• Includes lists of key terms, suggested readings, and useful websites to help students engage and explore the most important concepts. (ex. p. 163)