The Vampire Tapestry

The Vampire Tapestry

Author: Suzy McKee Charnas

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2008-08-19

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780765320827

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Now in Orb, the vampire book Stephen King called "Scary, entertaining, suspenseful.... unputdownable"


The Terror Years

The Terror Years

Author: Lawrence Wright

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2016-08-23

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 0385352077

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With the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright became generally acknowledged as one of our major journalists writing on terrorism in the Middle East. Here, in ten powerful pieces first published in The New Yorker, he recalls the path that terror in the Middle East has taken, from the rise of al-Qaeda in the 1990s to the recent beheadings of reporters and aid workers by ISIS. The Terror Years draws on several articles he wrote while researching The Looming Tower, as well as many that he’s written since, following where and how al-Qaeda and its core cultlike beliefs have morphed and spread. They include a portrait of the “man behind bin Laden,” Ayman al-Zawahiri, and the tumultuous Egypt he helped spawn; an indelible impression of Saudi Arabia, a kingdom of silence under the control of the religious police; the Syrian film industry, at the time compliant at the edges but already exuding a feeling of the barely masked fury that erupted into civil war; the 2006–11 Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza, a study in the disparate value of human lives. Other chapters examine al-Qaeda as it forms a master plan for its future, experiences a rebellion from within the organization, and spins off a growing web of worldwide terror. The American response is covered in profiles of two FBI agents and the head of the intelligence community. The book ends with a devastating piece about the capture and slaying by ISIS of four American journalists and aid workers, and our government’s failed response. On the fifteenth anniversary of 9/11, The Terror Years is at once a unifying recollection of the roots of contemporary Middle Eastern terrorism, a study of how it has grown and metastasized, and, in the scary and moving epilogue, a cautionary tale of where terrorism might take us yet.


Corporate Security Crossroads

Corporate Security Crossroads

Author: Richard J. Chasdi

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2017-11-10

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1440832862

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Even though terrorism poses an increasing threat to multinational companies, corporate leaders can thwart attacks by learning to navigate the complexities of foreign governments, social unrest, and cultural dissonance. Multinational corporations are on the front lines of terrorism and cyberattacks—two of the world's biggest threats to global security. How can corporate leaders mitigate their organizations' risks and develop an infrastructure that detects and deters a security menace before it happens? This timely reference lays out essential political context and historical background to help executives identify contemporary threats and understand the interconnections between threat dynamics in an increasingly dangerous international environment. This compelling work is organized into seven chapters. The beginning chapters profile the specific risks for multinational companies and detail which global—and regional—factors might propagate violence targeted at American-based businesses. Next, two historical case studies on terrorist assaults at Tigantourine and Mombasa illustrate how counterterrorism can successfully thwart potential attacks against business targets. The final part describes industrial espionage and criminal activity and then outlines a corporate counterterror blueprint to combat the prospect of terrorism, providing specific recommendations for preventative measures.


The Roots of Terrorism in Indonesia

The Roots of Terrorism in Indonesia

Author: Solahudin

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2013-12-13

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 0801470196

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Available for the first time in English, this groundbreaking book is an in-depth investigation of the development of jihadism from the earliest years of Indonesian independence in the late 1940s to the terrorist bombings of the past decade. The Indonesian journalist Solahudin shows with rare clarity that Indonesia's current struggle with terrorism has a long and complex history. The Roots of Terrorism in Indonesia is based on a remarkable array of documentary and oral sources, many of which have never before been publicly cited. Solahudin’s rigorous account fills many gaps in our knowledge of jihadist groups, how they interacted with the state and events abroad, and why they at times resorted to extreme violence, such as the 2002 Bali bombings.


Counterterror Offensives for the Ghost War World

Counterterror Offensives for the Ghost War World

Author: Richard J. Chasdi

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2010-07-06

Total Pages: 908

ISBN-13: 1461633265

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In Counterterror Offensives for the Ghost War World: The Rudiments of Counterterrorism Policy, Richard J. Chasdi has written a groundbreaking quantitative analysis that provides new insight into which types of counterterror practices work best and which types perform poorly in particular operational environments and circumstances. For Chasdi, "effectiveness" is defined as the capacity of counterterror practices to work with "stealth"-namely, without eliciting high amounts of related follow-up terrorist assaults. He moves beyond individual country analyses to tackle an analysis of counterterror practice effectiveness based on the type of political system of the country carrying out counterterror offensives and the power level of that country within the international political system. Chasdi furthermore provides essential qualitative descriptions of national security institutions, stakeholders, and processes to frame his quantitative results in ways that tie those findings to historical and contemporary political developments.


The Routledge Handbook of Terrorism Research

The Routledge Handbook of Terrorism Research

Author: Alex Schmid

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2011-02-25

Total Pages: 737

ISBN-13: 1136810404

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This major new Handbook synthesises more than two decades of scholarly research, and provides a comprehensive overview of the field of terrorism studies. The content of the Handbook is based on the responses to a questionnaire by nearly 100 experts from more than 20 countries as well as the specific expertise and experience of the volume editor and the various contributors. Together, they guide the reader through the voluminous literature on terrorism, and propose a new consensus definition of terrorism, based on an extensive review of existing conceptualisations. The work also features a large collection of typologies and surveys a wide range of theories of terrorism. Additional chapters survey terrorist databases and provide a guide to available resources on terrorism in libraries and on the Internet. It also includes the most comprehensive World Directory of Extremist, Terrorist and other Organizations associated with Guerrilla Warfare, Political Violence, Protest and Organized- and Cyber-Crime. The Routledge Handbook of Terrorism Research will be an essential work of reference for students and researchers of terrorism and political violence, security studies, criminology, political science and international relations, and of great interest to policymakers and professionals in the field of counter-terrorism.


Understanding and Responding to the Terrorism Phenomenon

Understanding and Responding to the Terrorism Phenomenon

Author: Ozgur Nikbay

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 1586037501

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Since terrorism is a global issue, counter-terrorism studies are also a global issue which requires cooperation and collaboration of multi-dimensional groups. This publication includes the researches, experiences and perceptions of different parts of this cooperation and collaboration.


Middle Eastern Terrorism

Middle Eastern Terrorism

Author: Arie Perliger

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1438107196

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Examines the history of terrorism, both nationally and internationally.


The Routledge Handbook of Terrorism Research

The Routledge Handbook of Terrorism Research

Author: Alex Peter Schmid

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 738

ISBN-13: 0415411572

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This volume is a monumental collection of definitions, conceptual frameworks, paradigmatic formulations, and bibliographic sources, which is now being revised and updated as a resource for the expanding community of researchers on the subject of terrorism.