Threat From Within - Recognizing Al Qaeda-Inspired Radicalization and Terrorism in the West

Informationen zum Autor Phil Gurski served for more than 30 years as an analyst in the Canadian intelligence community. In 2001 he joined CSIS where he was a strategic analyst, specializing in homegrown Al Qaeda-inspired terrorism and radicalization to violence. In 2013 he moved to Public Safety Canada as a Senior Strategic Advisor on Canada’s Countering Violent Extremism policy. Klappentext This textbook examines what drives Al Qaeda-inspired radicalization to violence, how to detect it, and how to confront it. The chapters discuss behaviors and ideologies that are observable and tangible in radicalized individuals or those on the path to violent radicalization. These behaviors are drawn from a variety of cases, such as planning acts of terrorism, traveling to join terrorist groups, or participating in violent jihadi conflict outside the country. The main case study is Canada, and each chapter features many examples that range from Ted Kaczynski (the "Unabomber") and Anders Breivik in Norway to Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Damian Clairmont, a Canadian citizen who died fighting in Syria. The text begins by introducing general concepts, such as terrorism, extremism, and radicalization, before presenting contributing factors to those embracing political violence. A comprehensive list of behavioral indicators that someone is becoming a violent extremist is provided, followed by a look at what is being done to confront this threat as well as what could be done. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Chapter 1: What do we know about the basic causes and drivers of AQ-inspired radicalization and violence in Canada and the West? Chapter 2: Concepts associated with AQ-inspired radicalization and violenceChapter 3: Twelve indicators of AQ-inspired radicalization and violence Chapter 4: What do Radicalized Individuals and Groups Do? Chapter 5: Where do we go from here? Chapter 6: Conclusion Appendices About the Author

Product details

• Authors: Phil Gurski, Gurski Phil
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.2015
• EAN: 9781442255616
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5561-6
• No. of pages: 162
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, Canada, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Canadian, Terrorism, armed struggle, Violence in society, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, Political ideologies and movements, Violence and abuse in society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, Intelligence;Political Science;Security