Unholy Terror

Author : John R. Schindler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1616739649

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Unholy Terror by John R. Schindler Pdf

Al-Qa’ida: in the 80s they were in Afghanistan, supported by America and fighting the Russians. In the new century they have metastasized throughout the world’s geopolitical body. Where were they in the 90s? Unholy Terror provides the answer, with all its terrifying implications for our world today. This book provides the missing piece in the puzzle of al-Qa’ida’s transformation from an isolated fighting force into a lethal global threat: the Bosnian war of 1992 to 1995. John R. Schindler reveals the unexamined role that radical Islam played in that terrible conflict--and the ill-considered contributions of American policy to al-Qa’ida’s growth. His book explores a truth long hidden from view: that, like Afghanistan in the 1980s, Bosnia in the 1990s became a training ground for the mujahidin. Unholy Terror at last exposes the shocking story of how bin Laden successfully exploited the Bosnian conflict for his own ends--and of how the U. S. Government gave substantial support to his unholy warriors, leading to blowback of epic proportions.

Author : Barry Cooper,Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion and international affairs
ISBN : PSU:000050169740

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Unholy Terror by Barry Cooper,Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.) Pdf

Author : George Douglas
Publisher : Ulverscroft
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0708953980

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Unholy Terror by George Douglas Pdf

Author : Ian Mulgrew
Publisher : Key Porter Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39076000919238

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Unholy Terror by Ian Mulgrew Pdf

Author : Lyubov Grigorova Mincheva,Ted Robert Gurr
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135132101

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Crime-Terror Alliances and the State by Lyubov Grigorova Mincheva,Ted Robert Gurr Pdf

This book examines the trans-border connections between militant and criminal networks and the relationship between these and the states in which they operate. "Unholy alliances" is a term used to describe hybrid trans-border militant and criminal networks that pose serious threats to security in Europe and elsewhere. Identity networks provide the basis for militant organizations using violent strategies – insurgency and terrorism – for political objectives. To gain funds and weapons militant networks may establish criminal enterprises, or align with existing trans-border criminal and financial networks. This book extends the concept of unholy alliances to include the trans-state criminal syndicates that arise in failed and dysfunctional states, exemplified by Serbia and Bulgaria during their post-Communist transitions. To deal with this complex and unconventional subject, the authors develop a theoretical framework that looks at four kinds of factors conditioning the interaction between the political and the criminal: trans-state identity networks, armed conflict, the balance of market opportunities and constraints, and the role of unstable and corrupt states. The volume also examines actors at two levels of analysis: the structure and activities of militant (and/or criminal) networks, and the policies of state actors that shape and reshape the interaction of opportunities and constraints. This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism, insurgency, transnational crime, war and conflict studies, and IR in general.

Author : John K. Cooley
Publisher : Pluto Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0745319173

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Unholy Wars by John K. Cooley Pdf

A classic book on the history of the USA's involvement with Afghanistan

Author : John L. Esposito
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0195168860

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Unholy War by John L. Esposito Pdf

Of the intellectual underpinnings of the more radical elements of contemporary Islam.

Author : Bernard Lewis
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812967852

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The Crisis of Islam by Bernard Lewis Pdf

In his first book since What Went Wrong? Bernard Lewis examines the historical roots of the resentments that dominate the Islamic world today and that are increasingly being expressed in acts of terrorism. He looks at the theological origins of political Islam and takes us through the rise of militant Islam in Iran, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, examining the impact of radical Wahhabi proselytizing, and Saudi oil money, on the rest of the Islamic world. The Crisis of Islam ranges widely through thirteen centuries of history, but in particular it charts the key events of the twentieth century leading up to the violent confrontations of today: the creation of the state of Israel, the Cold War, the Iranian Revolution, the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan, the Gulf War, and the September 11th attacks on the United States. While hostility toward the West has a long and varied history in the lands of Islam, its current concentration on America is new. So too is the cult of the suicide bomber. Brilliantly disentangling the crosscurrents of Middle Eastern history from the rhetoric of its manipulators, Bernard Lewis helps us understand the reasons for the increasingly dogmatic rejection of modernity by many in the Muslim world in favor of a return to a sacred past. Based on his George Polk Award–winning article for The New Yorker, The Crisis of Islam is essential reading for anyone who wants to know what Usama bin Ladin represents and why his murderous message resonates so widely in the Islamic world.

Author : Jan Goldman Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9798216163428

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The War on Terror Encyclopedia by Jan Goldman Ph.D. Pdf

This fascinating reference chronicles the individuals, operations, and events of the War on Terror around the world, exploring its causes and consequences through the lens of policy, doctrine, and tactics of combat. The War on Terror is more than a political movement to identify and prosecute terrorists ... it has become a cornerstone of economic and military importance. This campaign has shaped policy in the Middle East, prompted uprisings of Islamic fundamentalists against the West, and redefined the ideology of warfare. This single-volume encyclopedia provides readers with more than 200 engaging entries on the myriad events, key individuals, and organizations that have played a major role in the War on Terror. The A–Z entries define the policies and doctrines; describe the armies, battlefields, and weapons employed; and profile the figures whose actions and decisions set the course of history. The expert contributors decode military jargon for non-specialist readers and explain the unconventional tactics used in the War on Terror, shedding light on the reason behind the attacks, the political maneuvering of the leaders involved, and the internal conflicts and external clashes that drove terrorists to settle all over the world. The book also includes detailed essays on the impact of the September 11 attacks on U.S. foreign policy, presidential powers, and public opinion.

Author : Daniel Byman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190646530

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Road Warriors by Daniel Byman Pdf

Ever since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, fighters from abroad have journeyed in ever-greater numbers to conflict zones in the Muslim world to defend Islam from-in their view-infidels and apostates. The phenomenon recently reached its apogee in Syria, where the foreign fighter population quickly became larger and more diverse than in any previous conflict. In Road Warriors, Daniel Byman provides a sweeping history of the jihadist foreign fighter movement. He begins by chronicling the movement's birth in Afghanistan, its growing pains in Bosnia and Chechnya, and its emergence as a major source of terrorism in the West in the 1990s, culminating in the 9/11 attacks. Since that bloody day, the foreign fighter movement has seen major ups and downs. It rode high after the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, when the ultra-violent Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) attracted thousands of foreign fighters. AQI overreached, however, and suffered a crushing defeat. Demonstrating the resilience of the movement, however, AQI reemerged anew during the Syrian civil war as the Islamic State, attracting tens of thousands of fighters from around the world and spawning the bloody 2015 attacks in Paris among hundreds of other strikes. Although casualty rates are usually high, the survivors of Afghanistan, Syria, and other fields of jihad often became skilled professional warriors, going from one war to the next. Still others returned to their home countries, some to peaceful retirement but a deadly few to conduct terrorist attacks. Over time, both the United States and Europe have learned to adapt. Before 9/11, volunteers went to and fro to Afghanistan and other hotspots with little interference. Today, the United States and its allies have developed a global program to identify, arrest, and kill foreign fighters. Much remains to be done, however-jihadist ideas and networks are by now deeply embedded, even as groups such as Al Qaeda and the Islamic State rise and fall. And as Byman makes abundantly clear, the problem is not likely to go away any time soon.

Author : Randall D. Law
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745690933

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Terrorism by Randall D. Law Pdf

We live in an era dominated by terrorism but struggle to understand its meaning and the real nature of the threat. In this new edition of his widely acclaimed survey of the topic, Randall Law makes sense of the history of terrorism by examining it within its broad political, religious and social contexts and tracing its development from the ancient world to the 21st century. In Terrorism: A History, Law reveals how the very definition of the word has changed, how the tactics and strategies of terrorism have evolved, and how those who have used it adapted to revolutions in technology, communications, and political ideologies. Terrorism: A History extensively covers such topics as jihadist violence, state terror, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, Northern Ireland, anarcho-terrorism, and the Ku Klux Klan, plus lesser known movements in Uruguay and Algeria, as well as the pre-modern uses of terror in ancient Rome, medieval Europe, and the French Revolution. This thoroughly revised edition features up-to-date analysis of: · Al-Qaeda’s affiliates and the “franchising” of jihadism · “Lone wolf” violence in the United States and Europe · Sri Lanka’s victory over the Tamil Tigers Other features include updated and expanded bibliographies in each chapter, more scholarly citations, and a new conclusion, making Terrorism: A History the go-to book for those wishing to understand the real nature and importance of this ubiquitous phenomenon.

Author : Douglas Allen
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0739116177

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Comparative Philosophy and Religion in Times of Terror by Douglas Allen Pdf

Comparative philosophy and religion can help us to understand the violence and terrror that often dominate our world. These new, creative studies - ranging in scope from ancient Biblical, Greek, Indian, and Chinese formulations to recent religious and philosophical positions - broaden and deepen our understanding of terror and present new possibilities for greater nonviolence, peace, and true security.

Author : Mark Juergensmeyer
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0520240111

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Terror in the Mind of God by Mark Juergensmeyer Pdf

Completely revised and updated, this new edition incorporates the events of September 11, 2001 into Mark Juergensmeyer's landmark study of religious terrorism.

Author : Richard English
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199590032

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Terrorism by Richard English Pdf

English offers an authoritative and accessible analysis of arguably the most urgent political problem of the twenty-first century, providing a considered argument about how we can successfully respond in practice to the terrorist threat.

Author : Walter Laqueur
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999-07-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190283612

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The New Terrorism by Walter Laqueur Pdf

Recent attacks in Oklahoma City, at the World Trade Towers, and at American embassies in Africa demonstrate the horrifying consequences of a terrorist strike. But as technological advances make weapons of mass destruction frighteningly easy to acquire, a revolution is occurring in the very nature of terrorism--one that may make these attacks look like child's play. In The New Terrorism Walter Laqueur, one of the foremost experts on terrorism and international strategic affairs, recounts the history of terrorism and, more importantly, examines the future of terrorist activity worldwide. Laqueur traces the chilling trend away from terrorism perpetrated by groups of oppressed nationalists and radicals seeking political change to small clusters of fanatics bent on vengeance and simple destruction. Coinciding with this trend is the alarming availability of weapons of mass destruction. Chemical and biological weapons are cheap and relatively easy to make or buy. Even nuclear devices are increasingly feasible options for terrorists. And with the information age, cyber terrorism is just around the corner. Laqueur argues that as a new quasi-religious extreme right rises, with more personal and less ideological motivations than their left-wing counterparts, it is only a matter of time before the attainability of weapons of mass destruction creates a terrifying and unstable scenario. From militant separatism in Kashmir to state-sponsored extremism in Libya and ecoterrorism in the West, The New Terrorism offers a thorough account of terrorism in all its past and current manifestations. Most importantly, it casts a sober eye to the future, when the inevitable marriage of technology and fanaticism will give us all something new to think about.