"Countering the New Terrorism" by Lesser Ian O., Ronfeldt D., Jenkins B., Arquilla J., Zanini M., Hoffman B.
"Countering the New Terrorism" by Lesser Ian O., Ronfeldt David, Jenkins Brian, Arquilla John, Zanini Michele, Hoffman Bruce
RAND Corporation | 1999 | ISBN: 0833026674 | 182 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
RAND Corporation | 1999 | ISBN: 0833026674 | 182 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
The contours of terrorism are changing, and the new terrorism has more diverse sources, motivations, and tactics than the old. It is more lethal, global in reach, and characterized by network forms of organization. Terrorist sponsorship is becoming hazier and "privatized."
ES Mirror • | • RS Download
The chapters in this book trace the evolution of international terrorism against civilian and U.S. military targets, look ahead to where terrorism is going, and assess how it might be contained. Terrorism and counterterrorism are placed in strategic perspective, including how terrorism might be applied as an asymmetric strategy by less-capable adversaries. The report builds on a existing body of RAND research on terrorism and political violence, and makes extensive use of the RAND-St. Andrews Chronology of International Terrorism. It gives the reader an excellent grasp of how new terrorist organizations are organized, how they work, how to fight them, and where future threats are likely to come from.