Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century [Three Volumes]

Since the dawn of the new millennium, combating terrorism has become a primary focus of security professionals throughout the world. The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, inaugurated a new global era of counterterrorism policy and activity, led by the United States, while many countries - from Algeria and Spain to Sri Lanka and Indonesia - have redoubled their efforts to combat their own indigenous terrorism threats. In the United States, the counter terrorism goals identified in the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism (2006) can only be achieved through significant multinational cooperation. At this point in the development of the global counter terrorism efforts, it is particularly important to pause for reflection on a number of critical questions: What do we know about effectively countering terrorism? What are the characteristics of successful or unsuccessful counter terrorism campaigns? What do we need to learn in order to do this better? Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century addresses these and related questions, contributing to national security policy as well as to our understanding of the terrorist threat and how it can be defeated. Volume 1: Strategic and Tactical Considerations examines issues of hard power, soft power, and intelligence/counterintelligence. Volume 2: Sources and Facilitators covers state failure, border controls, democracy promotion, networks and trade and trafficking, and societal issues. Volume 3: Lessons Learned from Combatting Terrorism and Insurgency includes case studies of counter terrorism operations (e.g., the hijacking of the Achille Lauro, the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, and the capture of key terrorist suspects like Ramzi Youssef and Khalid Sheikh Mohamad); and case studies of long-term efforts to combat terrorism (e.g., the Basques in Spain, the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, Israel's struggle against Palestinian terror organizations, Peru and Sendero Luminoso, and Japan and Aum Shinrikyo).