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Contending with Terrorism: Roots, Strategies, and Responses
Roots, Strategies, and Responses
Summary
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, scholars and policy analysts in national security have turned their attention to terrorism, considering not only how to prevent future attacks but also the roots of the problem. This book offers some of the latest research in terrorism studies. The contributors examine the sources of contemporary terrorism, discussing the impact of globalization, the influence of religious beliefs, and the increasing dissatisfaction felt by the world’s powerless. They consider the strategies and motivations of terrorists, offering contending perspectives on whether or not terrorists can be said to achieve their goals; explore different responses to the threat of terrorism, discussing such topics as how the United States can work more effectively with its allies; and contemplate the future of al-Qaida, asking if its networked structure is an asset or a liability.
The essays in Contending with Terrorism address some of the central topics in the analysis of contemporary terrorism. They promise to guide future policy and inspire further research into one of most important security issues of the twenty-first century.
Contributors: Max Abrahms, Daniel Byman, Erica Chenoweth, Audrey Kurth Cronin, Renée de Nevers, Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, Hillel Frisch, Calvert Jones, Andrew Kydd, Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Elizabeth McClellan, Nicholas Miller, Assaf Moghadam, Michael Mousseau, Rysia Murphy, William Rose, Paul Staniland, Robert Trager, Barbara Walter, Dessislava Zagorcheva
About the Editors
Michael E. Brown is Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
Owen R. Coté Jr. is Associate Director of the Security Studies Program at MIT.
Sean M. Lynn-Jones is a Belfer Center researcher at Harvard University and Editor of International Security, the International Security Program's quarterly journal.
Steven E. Miller is Editor-in-chief of International Security and Director of the International Security Program of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
"It is hard to be stimulating and instructive on a subject that has held as much attention as has terrorism for a decade and more. But the essays in this volume combine those characteristics for the benefit of students and experts alike. The reader will come away with valuable new insights and perspectives."
Philip B. Heymann, James Barr Ames Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, author of Terrorism, Freedom, and Security
"This collection of compelling analyses of the causes of extremist violence, terrorist strategies, and concepts for countering terrorism will be of great value to both nonspecialists and students seeking incisive introductions to these vexing issues and to officials looking for creative policy options."
Stephen J. Flanagan, Henry A. Kissinger Chair in International Security, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Co-editor of Strategic Challenges: America's Global Security Agenda
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Contending with Terrorism: Roots, Strategies, and Responses
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Brown, Michael E., Owen R. Coté, Sean M. Lynn-Jones, and Steven E. Miller, eds.. Contending with Terrorism: Roots, Strategies, and Responses. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2010. 418.
The Authors
Michael E. Brown
- Editorial Board Member and Former Co-Editor, Quarterly Journal: International Security
Owen R. Coté
- Editor, International Security
Sean M. Lynn-Jones
- Associate, International Security Program
- Editorial Board Member, Quarterly Journal: International Security
- Former Editor, International Security; Former Series Editor, Belfer Center Studies in International Security
Steven E. Miller
- Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom
- Member of the Board, Belfer Center
Expertise:
- Conflict & Conflict Resolution
- Intrastate conflict
- Nuclear power
- Middle East policy
- International Relations
- U.S. foreign policy
- NATO
- International Security & Defense
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Security Strategy
- Terrorism & Counterterrorism
- NATO
- Chemical & biological weapons
- Military intervention
- Iraq war
- Nuclear Issues
- Iran nuclear program
- North Korea nuclear program
- Nuclear proliferation
- Nuclear security
- Nuclear terrorism
- Nuclear waste
- Nuclear weapons
- Russia nuclear program
- U.S. nuclear issues
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Summary
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, scholars and policy analysts in national security have turned their attention to terrorism, considering not only how to prevent future attacks but also the roots of the problem. This book offers some of the latest research in terrorism studies. The contributors examine the sources of contemporary terrorism, discussing the impact of globalization, the influence of religious beliefs, and the increasing dissatisfaction felt by the world’s powerless. They consider the strategies and motivations of terrorists, offering contending perspectives on whether or not terrorists can be said to achieve their goals; explore different responses to the threat of terrorism, discussing such topics as how the United States can work more effectively with its allies; and contemplate the future of al-Qaida, asking if its networked structure is an asset or a liability.
The essays in Contending with Terrorism address some of the central topics in the analysis of contemporary terrorism. They promise to guide future policy and inspire further research into one of most important security issues of the twenty-first century.
Contributors: Max Abrahms, Daniel Byman, Erica Chenoweth, Audrey Kurth Cronin, Renée de Nevers, Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, Hillel Frisch, Calvert Jones, Andrew Kydd, Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Elizabeth McClellan, Nicholas Miller, Assaf Moghadam, Michael Mousseau, Rysia Murphy, William Rose, Paul Staniland, Robert Trager, Barbara Walter, Dessislava Zagorcheva
About the Editors
Michael E. Brown is Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
Owen R. Coté Jr. is Associate Director of the Security Studies Program at MIT.
Sean M. Lynn-Jones is a Belfer Center researcher at Harvard University and Editor of International Security, the International Security Program's quarterly journal.
Steven E. Miller is Editor-in-chief of International Security and Director of the International Security Program of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
"It is hard to be stimulating and instructive on a subject that has held as much attention as has terrorism for a decade and more. But the essays in this volume combine those characteristics for the benefit of students and experts alike. The reader will come away with valuable new insights and perspectives."
Philip B. Heymann, James Barr Ames Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, author of Terrorism, Freedom, and Security
"This collection of compelling analyses of the causes of extremist violence, terrorist strategies, and concepts for countering terrorism will be of great value to both nonspecialists and students seeking incisive introductions to these vexing issues and to officials looking for creative policy options."
Stephen J. Flanagan, Henry A. Kissinger Chair in International Security, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Co-editor of Strategic Challenges: America's Global Security Agenda
About This Book
The Authors
Michael E. Brown
- Editorial Board Member and Former Co-Editor, Quarterly Journal: International Security
Owen R. Coté
- Editor, International Security
Sean M. Lynn-Jones
- Associate, International Security Program
- Editorial Board Member, Quarterly Journal: International Security
- Former Editor, International Security; Former Series Editor, Belfer Center Studies in International Security
Steven E. Miller
- Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom
- Member of the Board, Belfer Center
- Conflict & Conflict Resolution
- Intrastate conflict
- Nuclear power
- Middle East policy
- International Relations
- U.S. foreign policy
- NATO
- International Security & Defense
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Security Strategy
- Terrorism & Counterterrorism
- NATO
- Chemical & biological weapons
- Military intervention
- Iraq war
- Nuclear Issues
- Iran nuclear program
- North Korea nuclear program
- Nuclear proliferation
- Nuclear security
- Nuclear terrorism
- Nuclear waste
- Nuclear weapons
- Russia nuclear program
- U.S. nuclear issues
- Recommended
- In the Spotlight
- Most Viewed
Recommended
Audio - Radio Open Source
JFK in the American Century
Analysis & Opinions - Foreign Policy
The Realist Case for the Non-Realist Biden
Analysis & Opinions - The New York Times
U.S. Diplomats and Spies Battle Trump Administration Over Suspected Attacks
In the Spotlight
Most Viewed
Policy Brief - Quarterly Journal: International Security
The Future of U.S. Nuclear Policy: The Case for No First Use
Discussion Paper - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Why the United States Should Spread Democracy
