Countering the New Terrorism

Lesser, Ian O; Bruce Hoffman; John Arquilla; David Ronfeldt; Michele Zanini; Brian Michael Jenkins; Jenkins, Brian [Foreword]

ISBN 10: 0833026674 / ISBN 13: 9780833026675

Published by RAND Corporation, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Countering the New Terrorism
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0833026674
• ISBN 13: 9780833026675
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

Traces the recent evolution of international terrorism against civilian and U.S. military targets, looks ahead to where terrorism is going, and assesses how it might be contained. The authors consider the threat of information-based terrorism and of weapons of mass destruction, with an emphasis on how changes in the sources and nature of terrorism may affect the use of unconventional terror. The authors propose counterterrorism strategies that address the growing problem of homeland defense.

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In Countering the New Terrorism, authors Ian Lesser, Bruce Hoffman, John Arquilla, David Ronfeldt, and Michele Zanini trace the recent evolution of international terrorism against civilian and U.S. military targets, offer judgments on the future directions of terrorism, and propose strategies for its containment. Can terrorism be stopped? Contained, yes, stopped, no. This frank report addresses the role of military forces, especially air and space power, in national counterterrorism strategy and stresses that the United States must strive to make terrorism "more transparent" and address the problem of privatized terror.