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Countering the new terrorism /
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." The August 1998...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
Rand,
1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Foreword: Brian Michael Jenkins; Preface; Contents; Figures and Table; Acknowledgments; Chapter One
- Introduction: Ian O. Lesser; Changing Terrorism in a Changing World; Study Approach and Structure; Chapter Two
- Terrorism Trends and Prospects: Bruce Hoffman; Introduction; Trends In Terrorism; Terrorism's Changing Characteristics; Terrorism's Increasing Lethality; Terrorist Tactical Adaptations Across the Technological Spectrum and Their Implications; Force Protection: The Example of IRA Targeting of British Forces in Northern Ireland
- Implications for Antiterrorism and Force ProtectionConclusion; Chapter Three
- Networks, Netwar, and Information-Age Terrorism: John Arquilla, David Ronfeldt, and Michele Zanini; A New Terrorism (with Old Roots); Recent Views About Terrorism; The Advent of Netwar-Analytical Background; Definition of Netwar; More About Organizational Design; Caveats About the Role of Technology; Swarming, and the Blurring of Offense and Defense; Networks Versus Hierarchies: Challenges for Counternetwar; Middle Eastern Terrorism and Netwar; Middle Eastern Terrorist Groups: Structure and Actions
- Middle Eastern Terrorist Groups and the Use of Information TechnologySummary Comment; Terrorist Doctrines-The Rise of a "War Paradigm"; The Coercive-Diplomacy Paradigm; The War Paradigm; The New-World Paradigm; The Paradigms and Netwar; Information-Age Terrorism and the U.S. Air Force; Toward a New USAF Strategy for Coping with Information-Age Terrorism; Mitigation Measures; Proactive Counterterrorism and the USAF; Targeting Terrorists in the Information Age; Policy Implications and Conclusions for the USAF; Chapter Four
- Countering the New Terrorism: Ian O. Lesser; Introduction
- Understanding and Countering the "New" TerrorismTerrorism in Strategic Context; The Terrorist Threat to U.S. Interests: Four Dimensions; Direct Threats; Indirect Attacks Affecting U.S. Interests; Systemic Consequences; Terrorism in the War Paradigm; Changing Definitions of Security; Terrorism and the Conflict Spectrum; Future Terrorism Geopolitics; Implications for the Future; The Lessons and Relevance of Counterterrorism Experience; U.S. Experience: A Mixed Legacy; The United Kingdom Experience; The French Experience; The Israeli Experience
- Allied Perspectives on Terrorist Challenges Facing the United StatesLessons of the Allied Experience; Conceptualizing National Counterterrorism Strategy; Core Strategy; Environment Shaping; Hedging Strategy; Conclusions; Overall Observations; Implications for Military Strategy and the U.S. Air Force; Index