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Overview
Recent bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa remind us that U.S. citizens and U.S. interest are not immune to terrorism. Featuring the works of world-renowned experts, this book traces the recent evolution of international terrorism against civilian and U.S. military targets, looks ahead to where terrorism is going, and assesses how it might be contained.
Synopsis
Terrorism is no longer just a distant threat waged in a foreign land, it's also a backyard front targeting public buildings and medical clinics -- What is being done to ensure our safety? Recent terrorist acts, from the bombings of the World Trade Center, Oklahoma City, and U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania to the use of chemical weapons in the Tokyo subway and Hamas suicide attacks in Israel, have galvanized public and expert attention and remind us that terrorism is capable of starkly affecting U.S. citizens and U.S. interests -- even on U.S. territory. Featuring the works of world-renown experts, Countering the New Terrorism traces the recent evolution of international terrorism against civilian and U.S. military targets, looks ahead to where terrorism is going, and assesses how it might be contained. The authors consider the threat of information-based terrorism and of weapons of mass destruction, with an emphasis on how changes in the sources and nature of terrorism may affect the use of unconventional terror. The authors maintain that counter-terrorism strategy must address the growing problem of homeland defense.
Terrorism Research Center
This book is full of fresh new ideas, and is a must read in considering the future of terrorism.