Global alert : the rationality of modern Islamist terrorism and the challenge to the liberal democratic world

Global alert : the rationality of modern Islamist terrorism and the challenge to the liberal democratic world / Boaz Ganor.

This title describes the motivations leading to modern Islamist terrorism and the different stages in the execution of a terrorist attack. Challenging the certainty that liberal democratic values offer an antidote to radicalism, the book exposes the exploitation of democratic institutions by terrori...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ganor, Boaz (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Series:Columbia studies in terrorism and irregular warfare.
Subjects:
Terrorism > Islamic countries.
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam.
Terrorism > Prevention.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Terrorism
Terrorism > Prevention
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam
Islamic countries
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Multidimensional Warfare: Defining Terrorism, Redefining War
  • The Challenges and Dilemmas Faced by Democracies Coping with Modern Islamist Terrorism
  • The Proportionality Dilemma in Countering Terrorism
  • State Involvement in Terrorism
  • The Hybrid Terrorist Organization
  • Is Liberal Democracy the Solution to Terrorism-or Is It Part of the Problem?
  • The Rationale of Modern Islamist Terrorism
  • The Practical Aspects of an Islamist Terrorist Organization's Rationale
  • Understanding the Rationale Behind Different Types of Terrorist Attack
  • The Rationale of the Modern Islamist Terrorist Organization: Hamas as a Case Study
  • Conclusion.

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