| Countering the New Terrorism Contributor(s): Lesser, Ian O. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0833026674 ISBN-13: 9780833026675 Publisher: RAND Corporation OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: In Countering the New Terrorism, authors Ian Lesser, Bruce Hoffman, John Arquilla, David Ronfeldt, and Michele Zanini trace the recent evolution of international terrorism against civilian and U.S. military targets, offer judgments on the future directions of terrorism, and propose strategies for its containment. Can terrorism be stopped? Contained, yes, stopped, no. This frank report addresses the role of military forces, especially air and space power, in national counterterrorism strategy and stresses that the United States must strive to make terrorism "more transparent" and address the problem of privatized terror. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Political Science | Terrorism |
| Dewey: 303.625 |
| LCCN: 98051685 |
| Lexile Measure: 1660 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.03" W x 9.02" (0.56 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Terrorist acts such as the bombing of the World Trade Centre are a reminder that terrorism is capable of affecting US citizens gravely. This work traces the evolution of international terrorism against civilian and US military targets, and proposes strategies for its containment. |
