238 Pages
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Routledge
This new book brings together leading terrorism scholars and defence professionals to discuss the impact of networks on conflict and war.
Post-modern terrorism and topics of global insurgency are also comprehensively covered. The text is divided into four sections to cover the key areas: introductory/overview, theory, terrorism and global insurgency, Al Qaeda focus, and networks. Eminent... Read more
Preface: Responding to the threat Foreword: Future Trends in Low Intensity Conflict Introduction and Overview: Why response networks? Chapter 1. New Modes of Conflict Revisited Chapter 2. Netwar Revisited Part 2: Terrorism and Global Insurgency Chapter 3. IRA Evolutionary Patterns Chapter 4. Maritime Terrorism and Piracy Chapter 5. Chechens Chapter 6. Iranian sponsored terrorism/US counterinsurgency Chapter 7. Terrorism, Crime and Private Armies Chapter 8. Illegitimate Non-State Actors in International Law Part 3: Al Qaeda Network Focus Chapter 9. Al Qaeda as a Global Insurgency Chapter 10. Applying Order of Battle to Al Qaeda Chapter 11. Applying 'New Rules' to Al Qaeda Operations Part 4: Networks Chapter 12. Operational Analysis of Networks Chapter 13. Networks for Critical Infrastructure Protection Chapter 14. Multilateral Counter-Insurgency Networks Chapter 15. Afterword: The road ahead Selected Bibliography Abstracts About the Contributors
Biography
Robert J. Bunker
‘A revealing and sometimes provocative book … provides much food for thought in its synthetic approaches to some of the foremost issues of the day.' - Balkanalysis.com
