Terrorism, armed struggle Books

This book examines the fascinating story of how the chief architects of realism (Hans Morgenthau, Kenneth Waltz and John Mearsheimer) dealt with some of the most pressing political issues of our time through the lenses of fear. Pashakhanlou conducts the...

Scholars and practitioners usually regard the nuclear non-proliferation regime as composed of two categories of countries - those with and those without nuclear weapons. The latter are regarded as the core designers of that regime, while the former have...

This book examines the police response to the terrorist attacks in case studies that occurred in Mumbai (2008), Paris (2015), Brussels (2016) and Manchester (2017). The methodological approach to the case studies is comparative and features an...

This book provides a detailed theoretical and practical analysis of a key concept in cooperation, namely mutual trust, in the EU and ASEAN regions. It particularly looks at the issue of counterterrorism. It analyses the differences in the legalistic...

This book explores the powerful role of ordinary people's agency in times of violent conflict. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and a Critical Discourse Analysis, the author draws out the motivations, drivers and strategies at individual and...

With contributions from a diverse array of international scholars, this edited volume offers a renewed understanding of gender-based violence (GBV) by examining its social and political dimensions in migration contexts. This book engages micro, meso, and...

This book takes James Gilligan's theory of shame and violence as a starting point for an application of the model across disciplines (psychology, sociology, philosophy, political science, cultural studies, history, architecture and urban studies) and...

This edited volume addresses the role of non-state actors (NSAs) in international relations. From their emergence in the early 20th century, entities of non-state status have played a role of increasing prominence in international politics. Scholarly...

This open access book brings together a range of contributions that seek to explore the ethical issues arising from the overlap between counter-terrorism, ethics, and technologies. Terrorism and our responses pose some of the most significant ethical...

Mediated Terrorism in the 21st Century offers new interpretations of figures emerging from representations of terrorism and counterterrorism: the male hero, female agent, religious leader, victim/perpetrator, and survivor. This collection of essays by a...

This book provides powerful insights into the dynamics, nature, and experiences of the terrors of counter-terrorism measures in the UK. Abbas links her analysis to wider concerns of nation construction and belonging; racial profiling and policing; the...

Challenging the standard paradigm of terrorism research through the use of Norbert Elias's figurational sociology, Michael Dunning explores the development of terrorism in Britain over the past two centuries, focusing on long-term processes and shifting...

As the world negotiates immense loss and questions of how to memorialize, the contributions in this volume evaluate the role of culture as a means to promote reconciliation, either between formerly warring parties, perpetrators and survivors, governments...

This book explores terrorism and security issues from feminist perspectives, putting gender and androcentrism at the heart of its analysis. It argues against traditional research approaches to political violence, and terrorism in particular, that are...

This volume provides insights on how recruitment patterns develop for two related types of criminal networks: organized crime and terrorism. It specifically explores the social, situational, psychological, and economic drivers of recruitment. Although...

As the attacks in Norway, Munich and most recently Christchurch have shown: a new threat is now shaking liberal Western societies. Radicalized right-wing extremists - so-called lone wolves - are engaging in individually planned terror attacks.Written by...

Grounded in nine years of ethnographic research on the al Muhajiroun/Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah movement (ALM/ASWJ), Douglas Weeks mixes ethnography and traditional research methods to tell the complete story of al Muhajiroun. Beginning with three core...

The West's Road to 9/11 offers a detailed explanation of the handling of the challenge of terrorism by the USA, the UK and the West over the last thirty years. David Carlton contends that anti-terrorist rhetoric by the Governments of the West frequently...

Introduction: Europe Confronts Terrorism K.Von Hippel PART I: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES France; K.A. O'Brien Germany; T.Szyszkowitz Greece; T.Dokos Italy; D.Sagramoso & A.Nativi Nordic Responses; S.Myrdal Spain: Part I - Counter-terrorism in Spain - An...

The United Nations is among the most important international organizations. But is it only a talking shop? Or does it have a role, as forum, vehicle, or actor, in addressing the most important security issues facing the world today? Here top...

Pakistan maintains 32 secret agencies working under different democratic, political, and military stakeholders who use them for their own interests. The working of various intelligence agencies, the militarisation of intelligence, and ineffectiveness of...

In 2019, the United States withdrew from the Syrian War, took out ISIS leader Baghdadi, and by January 3, 2020 the most dangerous shadow terrorist leader, Iran’s Qassem Soleimani had been neutralized in Baghdad. News narratives were quick to paint...

This is the first book covering the entire timeline as well as the actors and factors driving international terrorism in each phase of its development. It provides an historical journey across the terrorist landscape and offers insights and analyses of...

Security is now a $500 billion global business, and it`s growing fast. It's developed from the night watchman keeping a sleepy eye out, to the guard patrolling the shopping mall, to smart surveillance systems monitoring everything, everywhere, all the...

Osama bin Laden's demise in May 2011 marked only the symbolic end of an era. By the time of his killing, he no longer represented the Robin Hood icon that once stirred global fascination. Ten years after the 11 September 2001 attacks, jihadi terrorism...

Die ""Sammlung der Neuern Schweizerischen Kantonverfassungen V1, Teil 1"" ist ein Buch, das im Jahr 1864 vom Verlag Larpin herausgegeben wurde. Es handelt sich um eine Sammlung von Verfassungen der Schweizer Kantone, die zu dieser Zeit in Kraft waren...

The expansion and escalation of global terrorism has left populations across the world and decision-makers responsible for contending with it unprepared

First study on the transnational nature of the revolutionary violence of the New Left. Leading figures and rising stars in the field examine the processes of dissemination of ideologies among revolutionary organizations in Latin...

This edited volume examines the lone-wolf terrorist phenomenon, including the larger societal trends which may or may not have led to their acts of terrorism.

This book offers a guide to different aspects of de-radicalization theories, programs and methods.

Ten years on, what have been the principal impacts of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 on the external policies and international outlooks of the world's major powers, the range and scope of the international security agenda and on the capacity...

In response to the ever-increasing global threat of terrorist attacks, the personal screening industry has been growing at a rapid rate. Many methods have been developed for detecting concealed weapons and explosives on the human body. In this important...

Readers of "The American Terrorist" will be able to discuss terrorism like an expert. The book explains why some criminals are labeled as terrorists, but others are not, and compiles the attributes of 500+ American citizens charged with acts...

This book investigates the ways in which the lethality of terrorist violence depends on how rebel organizations finance their rebellion.

This volume helps us understand the transformations of terrorist organisations, as well as the conflicts they are involved in, by broadening the perspective on what is considered terrorist learning.

This book explores Pakistan from different vantage points. It examines a variety of events in contemporary Pakistan through a comprehensive analysis of identity and power politics; media landscapes; military recruitment; role of madrassahs; terrorism and...

The disintegration of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s ended the Yugoslavian Federation, which for nearly fifty years had succeeded in preserving a delicate coexistence among the ethnic, religious, and national components contained within it

This volume shows us that in order to deal with today's Fourth Generation asymmetric warfare by terrorist groups using conventional arms and weapons of mass destruction, we need a new 'global networked' approach.The contributors examine the various...

This book provides an institutional costs framework for intelligence and security communities to examine the factors that can encourage or obstruct cooperation.

Threats in Context: Identify, Analyze, Anticipate begins with the premise that a risk assessment is relevant primarily-and hinges upon-the correct evaluation of the threat. According to the author, all the other stages of the risk evaluation are, in...

This book examines the permissibility and effectiveness of targeted killing in campaigns against terror.

The book explains the intricate dynamics surrounding global terrorism, with a specific focus on Islamic extremism. It takes readers through the complex landscapes of terrorism, offering readers a thorough understanding of its origins, manifestations, and...

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Islamic State in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the history of the Islamic State. The brutal terror attacks in Paris in...

Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre Dáesh, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá:•Comprender los motivos que llevaron a la radicalización de algunos grupos...

Since the early 1990s, terrorism and its victims have increased exponentially. Without any action strategy or exit solution, through political and military incompetence, stupidity and ideological blindness, Western interventions have only contributed to...

On February 12th, I received an email from the Author Academy Awards, signed by "The Author Academy Awards Committee" saying that submissions for my books were received and that they were being reviewed.Later that day, I received another email stating,...