New Era of Terrorism - Selected Readings

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List of contents

Introduction - Gus Martin
Chapter 1. Prologue: Rethinking Policy and Theory in the New Era of Terrorism
Rethinking Terrorism and Counterterrorism Since 9/11 - BruceHoffman
The Unipolar Moment Revisited - Charles Krauthammer
Foreword: Freedom and Security After September 11 - Viet Dinh
PART I. CONCEPTUALIZING THE THREAT IN THE NEW ERA
Chapter 2. The New Era in Perspective
A Historical Analysis of Mass Casualty Bombers - Chris Quillen
Harbinger or Aberration? A 9/11 Provocation - John Mueller
The Imbalance of Terror - Therese Delpech
Chapter 3. Defining Terrorism in the New Era
Terrorism: The Problem of Definition Revisited - H.H.A. Cooper
Mixed Message: Arab and Muslim Response to ¿Terrorism¿ - Mustafa Al Sayyid
Choices of Law, Choices of War - Noah Feldman
Chapter 4. Causes of Terrorism in the New Era
Cross-Regional Trends in Female Terrorism - Karla J. Cunningham
God and Mammon: Does Poverty Cause Militant Islam? - Daniel Pipes
The Radical Right After 9/11 - Daniel Levitas
PART II. TERRORIST BEHAVIOR IN THE NEW ERA
Chapter 5. Exotic Terrorism
What it Takes to Become a Nuclear Terrorist - Friedrich Steinhausler
The Rise of Complex Terrorism - Thomas Homer-Dixon
The Culture of Martyrdom: How Suicide Bombing Became not Just a Means but an End - David Brooks
Chapter 6. The New Era of Religious Terrorism
Just War, Jihad, and Terrorism: A Comparison of Western and Islamic Norms for the Use of Political Violence - Adam L. Silverman
Must Innocents Die? The Muslim Debate Over Suicide Attacks - Haim Malka
The New Terrorism: Securing the Nation Against a Messianic Foe - Steven Simon
Chapter 7. The Near-Future of Terrorism
The Terrorist Calculus Behind 9-11: A Model for Future Terrorism? - Brigitte L. Nacos
Can Terrorists Get the Bomb? - Gary Milhollin
Russia, Islam, and the War on Terrorism: An Uneasy Future - Ariel Cohen
PART III. WHAT IS TO BE DONE? POLICY CHOICES IN THE NEW ERA
Chapter 8. Issues and Challenges for Counterterrorism
There Are No Rules¿ (George W. Bush): International Order After September 11 - Andrew Hurrell
Rights, Liberties, and Security: Recalibrating the Balance After September 11 - Stuart Taylor, Jr.
A Nasty Business - Bruce Hoffman
Chapter 9. Counterterrorist Options in the New Era
Terrorism and the Use of Force - Geir Ulfstein
A New Strategy for the New Face of Terrorism - Paul L. Bremer, III
Smarter Intelligence - John Deutch and Jeffrey H. Smith
Chapter 10. Forging Alliances in the New Era
The End of the Unipolar Moment? September 11 and the Future of World Order - Steve Smith
The Future of International Coalitions: How Useful? How Manageable? - Paul Dibb
They the People: Our Abandoned Muslim Allies - Azar Nafisi

About the author

Clarence Augustus “Gus” Martin is a Professor and founding Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice Administration at California State University, Dominguez Hills, where he teaches courses on terrorism and extremism,  criminal law, and the criminal justice system. He has served as founding Director of the School of Public Service and Justice. He also served as Associate Vice President for Human Resources Management, Acting Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration and Public Policy, Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs, and Chair of the Department of Public Administration. He began his academic career as a member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, where he was an Administration of Justice professor. His current research and professional interests are terrorism and extremism, homeland security, and the administration of justice.

Dr. Martin is author of several books on the subjects of terrorism and homeland security, including Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues (Sage, 2025); Terrorism and WMDs: Awareness and Response, Third Edition (with John Pichtel, CRC Press, 2025); Understanding Homeland Security (Sage, 2024); The Handbook of Homeland Security (with Scott Romaniuk and Martin Scott Catino; Routledge, 2023); Essentials of Terrorism: Concepts and Controversies (Sage, 2022); Terrorism: An International Perspective (with Fynnwin Prager; Sage, 2019); The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Second Edition (Sage, 2011); Terrorism and Homeland Security (Sage, 2011); and The New Era of Terrorism: Selected Readings (Sage, 2004). He is also author of Juvenile Justice: Process and Systems (Sage, 2005).

Prior to joining academia, Dr. Martin served as Managing Attorney for the Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, where he was also director of a program created under a federal consent decree to desegregate public and assisted housing. He was also Special Counsel to the Attorney General of the U.S. Virgin Islands on the island of St. Thomas. As Special Counsel, he occupied a personal and confidential position in the central office of the Department of Justice; sat as hearing officer for disciplinary hearings and departmental grievances; served as chair of the Drug Policy Committee; served as liaison to the intergovernmental Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee as well as to the Narcotics Strike Force; and provided daily legal and policy advice to the Attorney General. Prior to serving as Special Counsel, he was a “floor” Legislative Assistant to Congressman Charles B. Rangel of New York. As Legislative Assistant, he researched, evaluated and drafted legislation in areas of foreign policy, foreign aid, human rights, housing, education, social services, and poverty; he also drafted House floor statements, Congressional Record inserts, press releases, and news articles; and he composed speeches, briefing materials, and legislative correspondence.

Dr. Martin received his A.B. degree from Harvard College, J.D. from Duquesne University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, and Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.

Summary

The New Era of Terrorism: Selected Readings is a collection of edited articles on policy issues that have emerged since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as relevant events that immediately preceded the attacks.

Product details

• Authors: C. (Clarence) Augustus (Gus) Martin, C. Augustus Martin, C. Gus Martin, Clarence Augustus Martin, Gus Martin
• Assisted by: C. (Clarence) Augustus (Gus) Martin (Editor), Clarence Augustus Martin (Editor), Clarence Augustus (Gus) Martin (Editor), Gus Martin (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.2004
• EAN: 9780761988731
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-8873-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology