Essentials of counterterrorism / James J.F. Forest, editor.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Praeger Security International textbook.
Other Authors: Forest, James J. F. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2015]
Series:Praeger Security International textbook.
Subjects:
Terrorism > Prevention.
Case studies.
Genre:
Case studies.
Local Note:
MSU: Purchased with funds provided by the Burton L. Gerber and Rosalie P. Gerber Endowment for the MSU Libraries.
Physical Description:xviii, 456 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • An introduction to the study of counterterrorism / James J.F. Forest
  • Part I: Policy and Strategy. Developing and implementing counterterrorism policy in a liberal democracy / Jennifer S. Holmes
  • Geographic perspectives on the sociocultural, economic, and demographic aspects of counterterrorism / Christopher Jasparro
  • Combating state sponsors of terrorism / Daniel Byman
  • Terrorism finance: global responses to the terrorism money trail / Paul J. Smith
  • The shadow economy: the forgotten infrastructure of terrorist financing / Joseph J. St. Marie, Shahdad Naghshpour, and Samuel S. Stanton Jr.
  • Organized criminal networks and terrorism / J.P. Larsson
  • Part II: Tactical and Operational Dimensions. The contemporary challenges of counterterrorism intelligence / Jennifer E. Sims
  • The U.S. Government's counterterrorism research and development programs / Michael B. Kraft
  • Denying terrorists sanctuary through civil-military operations / Robert J. Pauly Jr. and Robert W. Redding
  • Part III: Case Studies. Countering terrorism in Latin America: the case of Shining Path in Peru / David Scott Palmer
  • Sixty years of counterinsurgency in Colombia: from "La violencia" to the "Sword of honor" plan / Román D. Ortiz and Janneth Vargas
  • Italy and the Red Brigades: the success of repentance policy in counterterrorism / Erica Chenoweth
  • Countering West Germany's Red Army faction: what can we learn? / Joanne Wright
  • The role of democratization in reducing the appeal of extremist groups in the Middle East and North Africa after the uprisings / Francesco Cavatorta
  • India's response to terrorism in Kashmir / Behram A. Sahukar
  • Capturing Khalid Sheikh Mohammad / Robert N. Wesley
  • The Madrid attacks on March 11: an analysis of the jihadist threat in Spain and main counterterrorist measures / Rogelio Alonso.