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Epitome Books India's Unending War Against Terrorism
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Amaryllis The Caliphate's Soldiers: The Lashkar-e-Tayyeba's
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Pentagon Press Terrorism in Indian Ocean Region
Book SynopsisThe Indian Ocean is the world`s third-largest body of water through which cross the vital sea lanes that help feed some of Asia`s largest economies. Nearly 80 per cent of the world`s seaborne trade in oil passes through the choke-points in these sea lanes of which 40 percent passes through the Strait of Hormuz, 35 per cent through the Strait of Malacca, and 8 per cent through the Bab el-Mandab Strait. This makes the Indian Ocean of vital importance.The Indian Ocean Rim has 26 littoral states and is home to 2.3 billion people. These states as well as their immediate hinterland vary in terms of geography, population, culture, political structures and economic development. But all of them are impacted by the phenomenon of terrorism and of growing incidents of piracy in and around the Horn of Africa. Today, it is in the Indian Ocean Region that a large majority of armed conflicts are currently taking place.This book is a compendium of the proceedings of the third Counter Terrorism Conference organised by India Foundation and the Government of Haryana (CTC 2017) with focus on terrorism in the Indian Ocean Region. As in the earlier two conferences organised by India Foundation, CTC 2017 brought together a galaxy of political and thought leaders from India and across the world to highlight various aspects of the subject.The book highlights how countries across the region are handling counter terrorism. The approaches may differ, but they aim to achieve the same result. Most importantly, what comes out clearly is the fact that terrorism can no longer be viewed as a problem of any one affected country; because of its global ramifications, it has to be fought as a joint regional and global effort. The radicalisation of sections of the population, the steps needed to counter its spread and also de-radicalise those affected populations have been emphasised in this volume. Fighting the scourge of terrorism would perforce have to be a united effort encompassing many fronts. States that use terrorism as an instrument of state policy would need to be addressed to eliminate it.
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Pentagon Press Combating Terrorism: Evolving Asian Perspectives
Book SynopsisThis anthology of essays traverses a wide range of issues exploring the inconsistencies in the global war on terror, and brings together diverse perspectives from eminent practitioners, academics, technologists and civil society from Asia. It takes the conversation beyond the academic realm by delving into first person accounts from authors who are living and fighting terrorism in the heart of conflict zones in the region. The book navigates the conceptual challenges encountered during norm building efforts to counter terrorism, identifies ideologies and drivers fuelling this transnational resurgence of extremist violence, examines how technology is changing the nature of conflict and explores in depth the growing shadow of terrorism, steadily expanding from South West Asia, to the extended outposts in South Asia and South East Asia. Most importantly, it debates the absence of effective counter-narratives to counter terrorism and offers ideas to build upon a reservoir of best practices by countries in the region.
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Westland Publications Limited An Ordinary Man's Guide to Radicalism: Growing
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Bloomsbury India The ISIS Caliphate: From Syria to the Doorsteps
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Pentagon Press LLP Pakistan Insights 2020
Book SynopsisFollowing the success Pakistan Insights 2019 that was based on discussions held in the Pakistan Study Group (PSG) of the Vivekananda International Foundation, it was decided to continue with the Insight series, making it an annual feature. Despite the constraints imposed by COVID-19, the PSG has met virtually and continued to discuss issues relating to Pakistan in a holistic manner, going beyond the headlines. Pakistan Insights 2020 is a comprehensive book that deals with most aspects of Pakistan. Articles include an overview of developments in 2019-20, internal developments and civil-military relations, the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic challenges, the terrorism landscape, developments in J&K after the 05 August 2019 changes, Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir, nuclear programme, defence production capabilities, and the digital landscape. The external section looks at Indo-Pak relations, Pakistan`s relations with China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Malaysia and Russia
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Pentagon Press The Final Draft
Book SynopsisThe Final Draft' is the leading story in collection of twelve short stores exploring a range of themes, characters and settings. These are stories of love both lost and found; war and terrorism; crime and creativity; even a children's parable and a ghost story. In the title story, a dying writer tries to complete his masterpiece as his wife struggles to keep him alive. What happens when he finishes it? A beautiful woman visits a place by the shoreline awaiting her lover who was killed in an air crash there. He arrives. And then? An Afghan terrorist rapes a young school teacher in Kashmir. How does she get her revenge? And what happens to an Army officer on his first patrol across No-Man's Land. Or the officer who plays a masquerade with a man on his death bed. When the virus devastates the world, we get a glimpse of a darkly plausible future in a Cloistered City. And discover how rainbows are created; or see a brilliant art-heist take an unexpected turn.
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Leuven University Press Memory on My Doorstep: Chronicles of the Bataclan Neighborhood, Paris 2015-2016
Book SynopsisIn-depth case study of memorialisation processes after the November 2015 Paris attacksOn November 13, 2015, three gunmen opened fire in the Bataclan concert hall at 50 Boulevard Voltaire in Paris and subsequently held the venue under a three-hour siege. This was the largest in a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that eventually killed 130 people and injured 500. During the aftermath of these attacks, expressions of mourning and trauma marked and invariably transformed the urban landscape. Sarah Gensburger, a sociologist working on social memory and its localisation, lives with her family on the Boulevard Voltaire and has been studying the city of Paris as her primary field site for several years. This time, memorialisation was taking place on her doorstep. Both a diary and an academic work, this book is a chronicle of this grassroots memorialisation process and an in-depth analysis of the way it has been embedded in the everyday lives of the author, neighbours, other Parisians and tourists.This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).Trade ReviewLa mémoire est en vogue. Et pourtant, rares sont les travaux qui s’attaquent au cœur de ce phénomène : la mémoire vive. L’ouvrage dont il est ici question fait exception. Consacré aux chroniques sociologiques d’un quartier situé entre la place de la République et la salle du Bataclan, de décembre 2015 à septembre 2016, il interroge les pratiques sociales liées à la mémoire des attentats perpétrés à Paris. Sur le plan de la forme, l’ouvrage est un petit bijou. Truffé de photographies, éclairé par plusieurs cartographies, il livre des questionnements qui débordent de loin la gestion mémorielle des attentats perpétrés le 7 janvier 2015 dans les bureaux du journal satirique Charlie Hebdo et le 13 novembre 2015 au Bataclan. Valérie Rosoux, Droit et Société, 06/03/2018Gensburger is a careful observer, as well as a well-read one, and with a relatively light touch she is able to present the memorial efforts, the changes to them, and the tensions and cleavages that the memorialization reveals. […] This book is unusual—in style, content, and tone. The material is inherently fascinating, and the questions at the heart of the book are crucial. This is a terrific, unique book.Scott Straus, University of Wisconsin–MadisonGensburger’s superb visual ethnography reveals memory as lived and remade in the aftermath of the 2005 Paris terrorist attacks. Her personal and vivid chronicles offer us a radical memory studies that eases by the political limits sometimes imposed by traditional academic culture and form. Gensburger’s finely attuned sociological gaze finds the city not in the paralysis of terror’s shadow, but rather active in mobilised memorialisation, and deserving of our attention. Andrew Hoskins, University of GlasgowAll in all, the eye-witness testimonies and photos in Memory on My Doorstep are useful primary sources documenting the local-grassroots aftermath of the attacks. But the book is probably even more useful for the many questions it poses. Those can be read as suggestive prompts for new studies, adding more chapters to the story. For, as the book’s last sentence notes, the memorialization of the 2015 attacks is “still ongoing.” Charles Rearick, H-France Review Vol. 20 (April 2020), No. 70Memory dynamics in times of crisis: An interview with Sarah GensburgerWorking at the intersection of political science, ethnographic sociology, and contemporary historiography, Sarah Gensburger specializes in the social dynamics of memory. In this interview, she talks about her book ‘Memory on My Doorstep: Chronicles of the Bataclan Neighborhood, Paris 2015–2016’, which traces the evolving memorialization processes following the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, their impact on the local landscape, and the social appropriations of the past by visitors at memorials and commemorative sites. Stef Craps, Catherine Gilbert, Memory Studies 2021, Vol. 14(6) 1388–1400, https://doi.org/10.1177/17506980211054345Table of ContentsIntroduction Between Research and Everyday Life: Photography, Family and Ordinary Conversations26 Paris, 11th arrondissement, Boulevard Voltaire December 27, 2015 — September 20, 2016Event(s) December 27, 2015Distance December 28, 2015Traces December 30, 2015Trace December 31, 2015Disappearance January 1, 2016Appearance January 4, 2016Plaques January 5, 2016Gazes January 6, 2016Interpretation January 8, 2016Photography January 9, 2016Reflections January 10, 2016Messages January 11, 2016Detour January 12, 2016Solidarity January 14, 2016Tourism January 15, 2016Nationality January 17, 2016Nation January 18, 2016Normality January 21, 2016Data January 26, 2016Pilgrimage February 2, 2016Property February 6, 2016Invisibility February 8, 2016Witnesses February 13, 2016Collecting Messages February 16, 2016Groups February 24, 2016Holidays February 28, 2016Neighbors March 1, 2016Journalists March 7, 2016Demonstration March 10, 2016Conflict March 17, 2016Mobilizations March 21, 2016Normalization March 26, 2016A Place to Sit April 8, 2016Reading April 13, 2016Memories April 18, 2016Place April 23, 2016Meaning May 1, 2016Seeing and Being Seen May 13, 2016Privatization May 19, 2016Shift May 20, 2016Banner May 22, 2016Sacred May 24, 2016Trauma June 13, 2016Color June 14, 2016Icons June 18, 2016Preaching June 18, 2016Reconquest June 19, 2016Flags June 27, 2016Empty July 1, 2016Date July 16, 2016Silence July 24, 2016Ephemeral August 1, 2016T-Shirts August 12, 2016Cycle September 1, 2016Heritage September 20, 2016Conclusion An Unfinished Memorialization: Archives, Monuments and MuseumsAcknowledgementReferences
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Leuven University Press Militant Jihadism: Today and Tomorrow
Book SynopsisScholarly analysis of evolving jihadist organisation, strategies, and operation Jihadist militants keep being a global threat. Many observers suggest that a transformation is likely to happen in their organisation, operation, mobilisation and recruitment strategies particularly after the territorial decline of the "Caliphate" of the "Islamic State." This volume explores different aspects of the future trajectories of militant jihadism and the prospective transformation of this movement in and around Europe. The authors analyse the changing jihadist landscape and networks, and the societal challenges posed by both returned foreign terrorist fighters and those who have not returned to their countries of origin. Other topics of discussion are cyber jihadism, jihadist financing, women's position in and relevance for contemporary jihadism, the role of prisons in relation to radicalisation and militancy, and the changing theological dynamics. Based on recent empirical research, Militant Jihadism offers a solid scholarly contribution to various disciplines that study violence, terrorism, security, and extremism. Ebook available in Open Access. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content). Contributors: Mohamed-Ali Adraoui (Georgetown University), Laith Alkhouri (Flashpoint), Nadim Houry (Arab Reform Initiative), Adolfo Gatti (Lumina Analytics), Stef Janssens (MYRIA), Johan Leman (KU Leuven), Serafettin Pektas (Researcher), Anita Peresin (Office of the National Security Council of the Republic of Croatia), Teun van Dongen (Independent Security Expert), Arturo Varvelli (ISPI).Table of ContentsNote on translation and transliteration Introduction Johan Leman & Serafettin Pektas1. Salafism, Jihadism and Radicalisation: Between A Common Doctrinal Heritage and The Logics of Empowerment Mohamed-Ali Adraoui2. The Libyan Jihadist Outlook: Origins, Evolutions and Future Scenarios Arturo Varvelli3. The “Unreturned”: Dealing with the Foreign Fighters and Their Families who Remain in Syria and Iraq Nadim Houry4. Cyber Jihadism: Today and Tomorrow Laith Alkhouri5. The Role of Women in Post-IS Jihadist Transformation and in Countering Extremism Anita Perešin6. The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same: The Post-Caliphate Jihadist Modus Operandi in Europe Teun van Dongen7. Jihadists in Belgian Prisons Johan Leman8. Urban Terrorist Sanctuaries in Europe: The Case of Molenbeek Adolfo Gatti9. Migrant Smuggling Networks and Jihadist Terrorism Johan Leman & Stef Janssens10. Prospects for Counter-Theology against Militant Jihadism Serafettin PektasConcluding Considerations Johan Leman & Serafettin PektasAbout the Authors
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Amsterdam University Press The Use of Confessionary Evidence under the
Book SynopsisFor more than three decades, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fought a gruesome war for independence against the majoritarian Sinhalese government of Sri Lanka. Even as the government fought LTTE on the battlefield, it also pursued a legal war through the enactment of counterterrorism laws that permitted indefinite detention and the use of confessions as sole evidence. This book applies theoretical insights from the work of philosophers such as Carl Schmitt, Giorgio Agamben, and Michel Foucault to the Sri Lankan context to examine the conflicting narratives relating to these laws produced by both sides in the conflict.Table of ContentsDo Tigers confess? Rebellion and martyrdom Facts, falsities, and fictions Punitive interrogation of Tamil Tiger suspects Judgment of the terrorist against the 'formula of justice' Fantasies, fictions, myths, and denials about Tamil Tigers' confessions Annexure BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Amsterdam University Press Becoming a European Homegrown Jihadist: A
Book SynopsisHow and why do people become involved in European homegrown jihadism? This book addresses this question through an in-depth study of the Dutch Hofstadgroup, infamous for containing the murderer of filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who was killed in November 2004 in Amsterdam, and for plotting numerous other terrorist attacks. The Hofstadgroup offers a window into the broader phenomenon of homegrown jihadism that arose in Europe in 2004 and is still with us today. Utilizing interviews with former Hofstadgroup participants and the extensive police files on the group, Becoming a European Homegrown Jihadist overcomes the scarcity of high-quality data that has hampered the study of terrorism for decades. The book advances a multicausal and multilevel understanding of involvement in European homegrown jihadism that is critical of the currently prevalent 'radicalization'-based explanatory frameworks. It stresses that the factors that initiate involvement are separate from those that sustain it, which in turn are again likely to differ from those that bring some individuals to actual acts of terrorism. This is a key resource for scholars of terrorism and all those interested in understanding the pathways that can lead to involvement in European homegrown jihadism.Trade Review"Becoming a European Homegrown Jihadist offers astute analysis of a single case study through a multilevel analysis and seamlessly blends theories to understand the emergence of an early post-9/11 terrorist organization." - Ryan Shaffer, Terrorism & Political Violence 32 (5) 2020 "From one chapter to the next, Bart Schuurman takes us to the heart of [a] captivating chronology for anyone interested in jihadism." - Myriam Benraad, Politique Etrangere. Read the review (in French, pp. 211-212) in full here. "Rethinking "Radicalization": Dutch Researcher Discusses What Makes a Homegrown Terrorist" - Interview with Bart Schuurman, read online here. "Schuurman finally breaks through the secrecy surrounding terrorism to write about the Hofstadgroup based on primary sources and personal interviews with perpetrators. His evidence refutes the conventional academic wisdom on radicalization and terrorism that are too often based on speculation and unreliable data. A must-read for any student of political violence." - Marc Sageman, independent scholar, author of the recent Turning to Political Violence.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Introduction 1.1 The Hofstadgroup - Islamist terrorism in the Netherlands 1.2 Studying involvement in European homegrown jihadism 1.3 Existing literature on the Hofstadgroup 1.3.1 Journalistic accounts of the Hofstadgroup 1.3.2 Primary-sources based academic research on the Hofstadgroup 1.3.3 Secondary-sources based academic research on the Hofstadgroup 1.3.4 Insights by proxy 1.3.5 Research on the Hofstadgroup by government agencies 1.4 Claim to originality 1.5 Research questions 1.6 Research method 1.7 Sources of information 1.7.1 Using police files to study terrorism 1.7.2 Using interviews to study terrorism 1.8 Ethical guidelines 1.9 A note on terminology 1.10 Outline 2. Studying involvement in terrorism 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Issues in terrorism research 2.2.1 An overreliance on secondary sources 2.3 Making sense of involvement in terrorism 2.3.1 Structural-level explanations for involvement in terrorism 2.3.2 Group-level explanations for involvement in terrorism 2.3.3 Individual-level explanations for involvement in terrorism 2.3.4 Interrelated perspectives 2.4 Limitations 2.5 A definitional debate 2.5.1 Terrorism 2.5.2 Radicalism and extremism 2.5.3 Jihad & homegrown jihadism 2.6 Conclusion 3. A history of the Hofstadgroup 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The emergence of homegrown jihadism in the Netherlands 3.3 2002: The Hofstadgroup's initial formation 3.4 2003: Would-be foreign fighters and international connections 3.5 2004: Individualistic plots and the murder of Theo van Gogh 3.5.1 Towards the murder of Theo van Gogh 3.5.2 Violent resistance to arrest 3.6 2005: From 'Hofstad' to 'Piranha' 3.6.1 Spring and summer 2005: renewed signs of terrorist intentions 3.6.2 The second and third potential plots come to light 3.7 An overview of the court cases 3.8 Conclusion 4. The ideological and organizational nature of the Hofstadgroup 4.1 Introduction 4.1.1 Drawing the Hofstadgroup's boundaries 4.2 Homegrown jihadism 4.2.1 The Hofstadgroup's homegrown aspects 4.3 Ideology and terrorism 4.3.1 The Hofstadgroup's ideology 4.4 Defining terrorist organizations 4.4.1 The Hofstadgroup's organizational structure 4.5 Group involvement in terrorism? 4.6 Conclusion 5. Structural-level factors: facilitating and motivating involvement 5.1 Introduction 5.1.1 Structural-level factors influencing involvement in terrorism 5.2 Preconditions: providing opportunities for terrorism 5.2.1 The Internet 5.2.2.1 The Internet and the Hofstadgroup 5.2.2 Popular support for terrorism 5.2.2.1 Popular support for the Hofstadgroup 5.2.3 External assistance 5.2.3.1 The Hofstadgroup's external connections 5.2.4 Social or cultural facilitation of violence 5.2.4.1 Social facilitation for violence and the Hofstadgroup 5.2.5 Ineffective counterterrorism 5.2.5.1 Counterterrorism lapses as enablers of the Hofstadgroup 5.2.6 Political opportunity structure 5.2.6.1 Political opportunity structure and the Hofstadgroup 5.3 Preconditions: providing motives for terrorism 5.3.1 (Relative) deprivation and intergroup inequality 5.3.1.1 Relative deprivation and the Hofstadgroup 5.3.2 Political grievances 5.3.2.1 Political grievances among Hofstadgroup participants 5.3.3 A clash of value systems? 5.3.3.1 The Hofstadgroup as a clash of value systems 5.4 Structural-level precipitants: Submission, part 1 5.5 Conclusion 6. Group dynamics I: Initiating and sustaining inv
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Gefen Publishing House Debunking the Bull: For Seekers of Another Tack
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Gefen Publishing House Living Beyond Terrorism: Israeli Stories of Hope
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Dekel Publishing House Terror Bombing, the New Urban Threat: Practical
Book SynopsisTerrorism has become a virtually daily news item, and a tragic part of our lives. It is estimated that there are more than five hundred different terrorist groups world-wide. In this innovative and highly relevant book, the authors stress ways in which local agencies can mitigate and respond to the effects of the worst acts of terror faced by urban authorities. The authors combine theory and practice, citing incidents around the world (including the devastating attack on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington D.C.), while emphasising Israel''s special experience in this field. In light of the increasing threat of terrorist acts and the rising interest in emergency management, this book provides solid background for governmental officials and emergency response personnel who are seeking to understand one of the most dangerous threats to modern life.
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The American University in Cairo Press Life is More Beautiful Than Paradise: A
Book SynopsisIn 1986, when this autobiography opens, the author is a typical fourteen-year-old boy in Asyut in Upper Egypt. Attracted at first by the image of a radical Islamist group as "strong Muslims," his involvement develops until he finds himself deeply committed to its beliefs and implicated in its activities. This ends when, as he leaves the university following a demonstration, he is arrested. Prison, a return to life on the outside, and attending Cairo University all lead to Khaled al-Berry's eventual alienation from radical Islam. This book opens a window onto the mind of an extremist who turns out to be disarmingly like many other clever adolescents, and bears witness to a history with whose reverberations we continue to live. It also serves as an intelligent and critical guide for the reader to the movement's unfamiliar debates and preoccupations, motives and intentions. Fluently written, intellectually gripping, exciting, and often funny, Life Is More Beautiful than Paradise provides a vital key to the understanding of a world that is both a source of fear and a magnet of curiosity for the west.
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ATF Press Why Muslims Participate in Jihad: An Empirical
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Servants Of The Devil: The Facilitators Of The
Book SynopsisSince the end of the Cold War, liberal capitalism has spread worldwide without any significant ideological rivalry, characterized by the frenetic search for an ever-increasing return on capital and constantly-increasing profits, a generalized un-concern for the moral values of liberalism, and for social inequalities and human misery.The book, Servants of the Devil: The Facilitators of the Criminal and Terrorist Networks, shows that this evolution has been possible, thanks to legitimate actors equipped with the legal, financial, technical, and influential means to facilitate the legitimization of criminals and the justification of such a criminal economy — the 'Servants of the Devil' acting as the 'legitimate' facilitators of the criminal and terrorist economies.The book aims to alert security authorities, government officials, business, professional and financial leaders, and the media that criminal and terrorist networks have thoroughly penetrated the political, economic, and social structures of the contemporary world, and they could not operate without the extensive and willing cooperation of these facilitators.Recommendations are made in this book to alter the targets of law-enforcement forces and the justice system, by putting more emphasis on the facilitators by naming, shaming, and prosecuting them to seriously disable the criminals and terrorists. The legal structure needs to be altered, detailing procedures to be used by critical institutions, as well as the intelligence and analytic techniques to be developed to stay ahead of the criminals' own constantly altered techniques.The book provides a detailed account of the problem and how it is corrupting the Western society, enhancing the need for a new economic paradigm that displays a real and actual economic understanding of the world and of any individual country's economic activity, and shifting the ways of economic analysis to bring out the actual strength and role of criminal and terrorist activities in local, regional, and international governance from the shadows.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Professional Facilitators; Business Facilitators; Financial Facilitators; Non-Profit Facilitators; Hi-Tech Facilitators; Conclusions;
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Handbook Of Terrorism In The Middle East
Book SynopsisIn the Middle East, the world's deadliest organizations, the Islamic State and al Qaeda have firmly established their presence in the Levant and the Gulf. In parallel, state- sponsored Shia threat networks, groups and cells, notably the Lebanese Hezbollah and Houthis operate throughout the Middle East and beyond. Exploiting the conflict zones and their cascading ideologies, both the Sunni and Shia threat entities compete to advance their own interests. Their parent and affiliate entities recruit and radicalise both territorial and diaspora Muslims to fight each other. Unless governments work together to mitigate the threat at the core and the edge, the Middle East and its peripheral territories in Asia and Africa will suffer from terrorism and political violence in the foreseeable future.The response to extremism and its vicious by-product terrorism requires both preventive intelligence-led and pre-emptive community-based security approaches. While developing tactical counter-terrorism capabilities, governments should build strategic capabilities to erode their support bases. The new frontiers in counter-terrorism and extremism — community engagement and rehabilitation — should be integrated into government planning. Unless governments take the lead and work with community leaders, societies will be threatened by the existing and emerging wave of ideologically-motivated violence. Government and community leaders should develop whole-of-government and whole-of-nation approaches to dismantle transnational threats. To contain, isolate and eliminate the evolving threat, the Middle Eastern states should shift from security cooperation to collaboration and partnership.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Religion, Extremism and Violence in South Asia
Book SynopsisThis book sheds light on religiously motivated extremism and violence in South Asia, a phenomenon which ostensibly poses critical and unique challenges to the peace, security and governance not only of the region, but also of the world at large. The book is distinctive in-so-far as it reexamines conventional wisdom held about religious extremism in South Asia and departs from the literature which centres its analyses on Islamic militancy based on the questions and assumptions of the West’s ‘war on terror’. This volume also offers a comprehensive analysis of new extremist movements and how their emergence and success places existing theoretical frameworks in the study of religious extremism into question. It further examines topical issues including the study of social media and its impact on the evolution and operation of violent extremism. The book also analyses grassroots and innovative non-state initiatives aimed to counter extremist ideologies. Through case studies focusing on Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, this collection examines extremist materials, methods of political mobilisation and recruitment processes and maps the interconnected nature of sociological change with the ideological transformations of extremist movements.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction (Howard Brasted, Imran Ahmed, Zahid Shahab Ahmed and Shahram Akbarzadeh).- Chapter 2. The Coloniality of Postcolonial Discourses on Religion: Extremism, Exclusion and Distrust in India and Pakistan (Imran Ahmed).- Chapter 3. Religion, Extremism and Buddhist-Muslim Relation in Sri Lanka (DB Subedi).- Chapter 4. Social Media and Hindu Extremism in India (Stuti Bhatnagar).- Chapter 5. Ram Was a Prophet Too: Syncretism as a Hindu Nationalist Political Strategy (Felix Pal).- Chapter 6. Islamic State's Recruitment Strategies: The Case Study of Bangladesh (Shafi Md Mostofa and Howard Brasted).- Chapter 7. Religious Extremism and Terrorist Recruitment: The Case of Al Qaeda in Bangladesh (Shafi Md Mostofa).- Chapter 8. Mobilizing to Counter Violent Extremism in Pakistan: Innovative Undertakings of Non-State Actors (Anita M. Weiss).- Chapter 9. Between God, the Nation, and the State: Paradoxes of Islamisation in Pakistan (Imran Ahmed).- Chapter 10. Women and Violent Extremism in Pakistan: A Critical Assessment of Policies and Actions (Farah Naz and Zahid Shahab Ahmed)
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Legitimacy of China’s Counter-Terrorism Approach:
Book SynopsisThis book examines how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has sought to legitimise its counter-terrorism strategy in the eyes of its domestic and international audiences. An important element of CCP policy in Xinjiang has been the deployment of ordinary Chinese citizens, or the 'mass line,’ to create new realities on the ground. This book explores how the history of ideological struggle in the PRC has taken on new characteristics, as well as offering insight into how the CCP has maintained legitimacy in the eyes of its population, even as it pursues policies which are internationally controversial, shedding light on the past and future of the behaviour of the Chinese state, a subject of interest to China scholars, scholars of the Belt and Road, and counter-terrorism experts.Trade Review“Legitimacy of China’s Counter-Terrorism Approach remains a noteworthy contribution to the field. It is concisely written and contains both insight and provocative arguments relevant to not only specialists in Xinjiang and Uyghur studies but also those with an interest in Chinese security policy and terrorism and counter-terrorism studies.” (Michael Clarke, The China Quarterly, July 31, 2023)Table of ContentsTablesFiguresAcknowledgementDisclaimerChapter 1 IntroductionThe PuzzleTerrorismTerrorism threats in XinjiangTerrorism ResearchChinaMass LineA Note on Sources and MethodologyChapter OutlineChapter 2 From ‘Class Enemies’ to ‘Three Forces’Hostile ForcesMao Era: Peaceful Evolution and Two Types of ContradictionsDeng Era: Peaceful Development and Bourgeois LiberalisationJiang and Hu Era: Submerged Friend/Enemy TensionsXi Era: Revival of the Mass LineConclusionChapter 3 The Mass Line Ethos and People’s War on TerrorFengqiao ExperienceCommunity Policing‘Re-centralisation’ of security policy under Xi JinpingPeople’s War on Terror‘Hard’ and ‘soft’ approachesConclusionChapter 4 Mass Mobilisation Tactics for Countering TerrorismCo-optation of Local ActorsPatriotic believersCultural workersGrassroots propagandistsPopularisation of the state narrativesBetween Education and PropagandaConclusionChapter 5 Conclusion
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Dynamics of Violent Extremism in South Asia:
Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive analysis of the multifaceted dimensions of violent extremist groups in South Asia, attending especially to the relationships between the local and regional forces influencing their emergence and activities. In addition, research in the book shows how political, security-sensitive events and processes are framed, and the factors responsible for such framing. Similarly, it discusses prevalent discourses on anti-violent extremism policy and the on-the-ground militarized preventive/reactive interventions they guide, which are inspired by ideologies that increasingly reflect controversial understandings of the experiences of people within conditions of state fragility. In doing so, the book balances attention to local conditions that frame the rise and fall, or persistency, of incidences of violent extremism. The systems-based ecological framing of issues in the book is influenced by a concern for the broader questions of securitization, global governance, poverty, (under)development, and armed conflicts in South Asia.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The nexus between state fragility and extremism in South Asia.- Chapter 2. Differing Trajectories of Salafism in India and Pakistan: State Fragility, Identity and Violence.- Chapter 3. State Fragility and Violent Extremism in Bangladesh.- Chapter 4. State Fragility and Dynamism of Islamist Extremism in Bangladesh: Recruitment Strategies, Women and Prison Radicalization, and Future Trajectories.- Chapter 5. State Fragility and Hindu Extremism in India: An Analysis of the Role of the Bharatiya Janata Party.- Chapter 6. Fragile State Policy and the Rise of Muslim Extremism in Sri Lanka.- Chapter 7. Fragile Peace, Violent Extremism, and Feminist Solutions in Nepal.- Chapter 8. State Fragility, Violent Extremism, and Future of Afghanistan.- Chapter 9. State Fragility and the Challenge of Violent Extremism in Pakistan.
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Institute of Southeast Asian Studies A Time Bomb for Global Trade: Maritime-related
Book SynopsisWhat is being done to counter threats of maritime terrorism and how effective are the safeguards? The author presents evidence that Al-Qaeda aims to disrupt the seaborne trading system, the backbone of the modern global economy, and would use a crude nuclear explosive device or a radiological bomb to do so if it could get its hands on either, and position it to go off in a key port-city, shipping strait, or waterway. Improving maritime security is especially important for the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia and New Zealand, and for China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and other economies in East Asia that have extensive seaborne trade. It is doubly vital for the world's largest container transshipment hubs cum seaports like Singapore, Hong Kong, and Rotterdam. This book discusses the major threats to seaborne trade and its land links in the global supply chain, their potential impact, the new security measures in place or pending for ships, ports and cargo containers, and recommendations for preventing or handling a catastrophic terrorist attack designed to disrupt world trade.
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Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Piracy, Maritime Terrorism and Securing the
Book SynopsisMaritime piracy continues to persist as a significant phenomenon manifesting a range of social, historical, geo-political, security and economic issues. Today, the waters of Southeast Asia serve as the dominant region for the occurrence of piracy and the challenges it poses to regional security and Malacca Straits security. As a second installment within the Series on Maritime Issues and Piracy in Asia by the International Institute of Asian Studies, Leiden University, and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, the authors of this volume add fresh perspectives to the ongoing debate about piracy, the threat of maritime terrorism, and the challenge of securing the Malacca Straits today.Table of ContentsPreliminary pages with Introduction by Graham Gerard Ong-Webb; 1. Piracy, Armed Robbery and Terrorism at Sea: A Global and Regional Outlook by Jayant Abhyankar; 2. Transnational Threats and the Maritime Domain by Brian Fort; 3. Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in the Philippines by Eduardo Ma R Santos; 4. Political Piracy and Maritime Terrorism: A Comparison between the Straits of Malacca and the Philippines by Stefan Eklf Amirell; 5. Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea in Southeast Asia: Initial Impressions from the Field by Eric Frecon; 6. The Politics of Anti-Piracy and Anti-Terrorism Responses in Southeast Asia by Mark J Valencia; 7. Piracy Military and Security Companies in the Fight against Piracy in Southeast Asia by Carolin Liss; 8. Unilateralism and Regionalism: Working Together and Alone in the Malacca Straits by J N Mak; 9. Maritime Piracy in Southeast Asia: The Evolution and Progress of Intra-ASEAN Cooperation by Tamara Renee Shie; 10. The Rhine Navigation Regime: A Model for the Straits of Malacca? by Ahmad Ghazali Bin Abu Hassan; 11. Whither the Malacca Straits? The Rise of new Hub Ports in Asia by Jose L Tongzon; 12. Piracy, Seaborne Trade and the Rivalries of Foreign Sea Powers in East and Southeast Asia, 1511 to 1839: A Chinese Perspective by Xu Ke; 13. Conclusion: Building Upon the Research Agenda by Graham Gerard Ong-Webb.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Fighting Terror In Cyberspace
Book SynopsisAs became apparent after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, terrorist groups are increasingly using the Internet as a communication and propaganda tool where they can safely communicate with their affiliates, coordinate action plans, raise funds, and introduce new supporters to their networks. This is evident from the large number of web sites run by different terrorist organizations, though the URLs and geographical locations of these web sites are frequently moved around the globe. The wide use of the Internet by terrorists makes some people think that the risk of a major cyber-attack against the communication infrastructure is low. However, this situation may change abruptly once the terrorists decide that the Net does not serve their purposes anymore and, like any other invention of our civilization, deserves destruction.Fighting Terror in Cyberspace is a unique volume, which provides, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of terrorist threats in cyberspace along with state-of-the-art tools and technologies that can deal with these threats in the present and in the future. The book covers several key topics in cyber warfare such as terrorist use of the Internet, the Cyber Jihad, data mining tools and techniques of terrorist detection on the web, analysis and detection of terror financing, and automated identification of terrorist web sites in multiple languages. The contributors include leading researchers on international terrorism, as well as distinguished experts in information security and cyber intelligence. This book represents a valuable source of information for academic researchers, law enforcement and intelligence experts, and industry consultants who are involved in detection, analysis, and prevention of terrorist activities on the Internet.Table of Contents* Terrorism and the Internet: Use and Abuse (A R Wagner) * The Radical Islam and the Cyber Jihad (S Shay) * Using Data Mining Technology for Terrorist Detection on the Web (M Last) * A Content-Based Model for Web-Monitoring (B Shapira) * TDS -- An Innovative Terrorist Detection System (Y Elovici) * Clustering Algorithms for Variable-Length Vectors and Their Application to Detecting Terrorist Activities (M Friedman et al.) * Analysis of Financial Intelligence and the Detection of Terror Financing (Y Shaffer) * Identification of Terrorist Web Sites with Cross-Lingual Classification Tools (A Markov & M Last)
£77.90
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd International Strategic Relations And China's
Book SynopsisThe world was standing at the crossroads in 2015 as globalization propelled human beings into an increasingly integrated community of common destiny. In the meantime, the world witnessed the strategic competition among major powers. This annual publication offers views, opinions and predictions on global political and security issues, and China's strategic choices by Chinese scholars. It covers almost all the significant issues that took place in the international security arena in 2015. Besides the relations among major powers, it studies the international community's fight against Islamic State (IS), the strategic situation in the Korean Peninsula, political situation in Myanmar, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear issue, free navigation in the South China Sea, China's Belt and Road Initiative and its grand diplomacy.This book argues that the strategic competition among major powers is heightening, and smaller countries as well as extremist forces like the IS are seeking strategic space by taking advantage of the conflicts among major powers. The book concludes that to address this major historic challenge in international politics, it is essential that some major powers drop the hostile stance towards each other and enhance partnership to foster international cooperation.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd International Strategic Relations And China's
Book SynopsisThe world was standing at the crossroads in 2015 as globalization propelled human beings into an increasingly integrated community of common destiny. In the meantime, the world witnessed the strategic competition among major powers. This annual publication offers views, opinions and predictions on global political and security issues, and China's strategic choices by Chinese scholars. It covers almost all the significant issues that took place in the international security arena in 2015. Besides the relations among major powers, it studies the international community's fight against Islamic State (IS), the strategic situation in the Korean Peninsula, political situation in Myanmar, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear issue, free navigation in the South China Sea, China's Belt and Road Initiative and its grand diplomacy.This book argues that the strategic competition among major powers is heightening, and smaller countries as well as extremist forces like the IS are seeking strategic space by taking advantage of the conflicts among major powers. The book concludes that to address this major historic challenge in international politics, it is essential that some major powers drop the hostile stance towards each other and enhance partnership to foster international cooperation.
£35.15
Penguin Random House SEA Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for
Book SynopsisRadical Islam is an enduring global challenge that presents a national and international security threat. Instigation by hate preachers, inadequate government, societal attention, religious and reciprocal radicalization have allowed this threat to manifest into terrorist violence. Extremist ideologies have infiltrated religious, educational, and digital spaces and thus, terrorism’s shadow continues to shroud the safety and stability of countries and communities worldwide today.On 21 April 2019, the world’s most dangerous threat movement, the Islamic State, mounted one of its deadliest attacks in Sri Lanka. The surge of fear, suspicion, and prejudice following what is now known as ‘Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre’ fragmented the country, imbuing hatred and anger against the Muslim community. Years later, the radicalization pipeline remains intact, and the threat persists. With the global expansion of the Islamic State and al-Qaeda, will the world witness attacks of a similar or greater scale in the future?Equal parts treatise and reference material, this book answers this question by tracing the genesis, threat trajectory, and aftermath of the bombings and the personalities behind them. With unprecedented access to accounts from Islamic State detainees, affected families, intelligence specialists, and investigators, the book reflects on lessons learned and provides insight into how such attacks are organized and what measures can be taken to prevent or respond to these threats effectively.
£13.46
Springer Gaza Nakba 20232024
Book SynopsisIntroduction: Nakba(S) that Killed All the Norms.- Where will Separation Lead?: The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza and Future Prospects.- Israel's Ongoing Annexation of East Jerusalem: Oppressing Palestinian National Sentiments Before and After October 7.- Culture and Resistance in Palestine: Rap Music from Gaza.- In the Shadow of Israel's Prosperity: The Illiberal History of the Liberal International Order.- How Public Opinion in Israel Shifted: Insights From Post-Cross-Border Attack Opinion Pollshow Public Opinion in Israel Shifted: Insights from Post-Cross-Border Attack Opinion Polls.- From the Oil Weapon to Mediation Diplomacy: An Examination of the Gulf States' Responses to the Gaza War- The Myth of Vertical Integration of Regional Conflict: Iran and the Axis of Resistance.- Gaza War 2023-2024 and Reactions from Neighboring Countries: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.- The Gaza War from the Perspective of International Law.- Japan's Foreign Policy Regarding the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Palestinian Question from the Perspective of Three Factors.
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World Scientific Publishing Company Influencing the Influencers Applying Whaleys
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World Scientific Publishing Company Jemaah Islamiyah Isis and Beyond Tracking the
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Bloomsbury Academic A New Counterterrorism Strategy
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Bombardier Books Blowback
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Post Hill Press The Rescue
Book SynopsisBestseller in Israel A gripping, unprecedented account of the battles on October 7 and beyond, as never told before.
£14.24
Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Focus on Terrorism. Volume 16
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Domestic Terrorism and Violent Extremism Background Issues and Strategies
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Lynne Rienner Pub Weaponizing Water
Book SynopsisA valuable contribution. Daniel Volman, African Studies ReviewProvides timely and essential research on an understudied topic... An important contribution to the field of water security, not only situating water in the complex web of factors that enable violent conflict and human suffering but also identifying potential points of intervention. Angus Soderberg, NewSecurityBeatMarcus King's concise and very readable analysis of how water resources can be and have been weaponized in conflicts is perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about the treatment of scarce environmental resources in contested areas. Elizabeth Chalecki, University of Nebraska OmahaUndoubtedly the most comprehensive book on the subject of water weaponization that there is today. Jeremiah Ogonda Asaka, Sam Houston State University Drought, lack of access, poor quality ... water supplies are in jeopardy across Africa and the Middle East. These same areas are rife with conflicts involving Islamic extremist groups. Marcus King explores linkages between water stress and violent conflict by looking closely at how ISIS in Syria and Iraq, Boko Haram in Nigeria, and al-Shabaab in Somalia have weaponized water in the pursuit of political ends. CONTENTS: Water Stress and Violent Extremism. The Islamic State of Syria and Iraq. Extremist Violence in Nigeria. Al-Shabaab in Somalia. Stemming the Tide of Water Weaponization.
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