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A comprehensive overview of counterterrorism that examines key aspects of the fight against terrorism, including intelligence, law enforcement, the military, financial and criminal activity, ethics, and social media.Recent terrorist actions in the United States and abroad make it clear that the subject of counterterrorism is as vital and as timely as ever. Edited by a leading authority on terrorism and security studies, this compendium offers a wide-ranging look at the most vital aspects of counterterrorism, from diplomacy and military action to the investigation and interdiction of terrorist finances.
Following an introduction, chapters offer insightful discussions of strategy, policy, tactical, and operational dimensions of counterterrorism. An interdisciplinary team of expert contributors examine a wide range of topics, including "lone wolf" and homegrown terrorists, intelligence cooperation, social media, community policing, terrorism finance, and the shadow economy. Case studies from Europe, Latin America, South Asia, the Middle East, and the United States provide clear, practical examples of effective-and sometimes not so effective-approaches to combating terrorism. The volume will serve as a central textbook for professional development courses, workshops, and academic degree programs on terrorism, counterterrorism, and security studies.
List of contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter One An Introduction to the Study of Counterterrorism
James J. F. ForestPart I: Policy and StrategyChapter Two Developing and Implementing Counterterrorism Policy in a Liberal Democracy
Jennifer S. HolmesChapter Three Geographic Perspectives on the Sociocultural, Economic, and Demographic Aspects of Counterterrorism
Christopher JasparroChapter Four Combating State Sponsors of Terrorism
Daniel BymanChapter Five Terrorism Finance: Global Responses to the Terrorism Money Trail
Paul J. SmithChapter Six The Shadow Economy: The Forgotten Infrastructure of Terrorist Financing
Joseph J. St. Marie, Shahdad Naghshpour, and Samuel S. Stanton Jr.Chapter Seven Organized Criminal Networks and Terrorism
J. P. LarssonPart II: Tactical and Operational DimensionsChapter Eight The Contemporary Challenges of Counterterrorism Intelligence
Jennifer E. SimsChapter Nine The U.S. Government's Counterterrorism Research and Development Programs
Michael B. KraftChapter Ten Denying Terrorists Sanctuary through Civil-Military Operations
Robert J. Pauly Jr. and Robert W. ReddingPart III: Case StudiesChapter Eleven Countering Terrorism in Latin America: The Case of Shining Path in Peru
David Scott PalmerChapter Twelve Sixty Years of Counterinsurgency in Colombia: From "La Violencia" to the "Sword of Honor" Plan
Román D. Ortiz and Janneth VargasChapter Thirteen Italy and the Red Brigades: The Success of Repentance Policy in Counterterrorism
Erica ChenowethChapter Fourteen Countering West Germany's Red Army Faction: What Can We Learn?
Joanne WrightChapter Fifteen The Role of Democratization in Reducing the Appeal of Extremist Groups in the Middle East and North Africa after the Uprisings
Francesco CavatortaChapter Sixteen India's Response to Terrorism in Kashmir
Behram A. SahukarChapter Seventeen Capturing Khalid Sheikh Mohammad
Robert N. WesleyChapter Eighteen The Madrid Attacks on March 11: An Analysis of the Jihadist Threat in Spain and Main Counterterrorist Measures
Rogelio AlonsoBibliographyAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndex
About the author
James J. F. Forest is Director of Terrorism Studies at the United States Military Academy, where he teaches courses on information warfare, terrorism/counterterrorism, comparative politics and international relations. He is the author of Homeland Security: Protecting America's Targets, three volumes (PSI, 2006).
