Overview

The United States' approach to fighting terrorism is among the most debated in the 2008 presidential campaign. The new administration will face an immediate need to address Islamist extremist terrorism and develop a long-term strategy that will shape U.S. interests abroad and life at home. This special volume of the ANNALS provides valuable insight that can help influence policy choices and strategies for addressing the challenges of combating terrorism. Special editor, Richard A. Clarke, served the past three presidents as a senior White House advisor on counterterrorism. Clarke has pulled together a panel of distinguished scholars and experts to prepare a detailed background and agenda for a U.S. strategy to address the problem of Islamist extremist terrorism. Taken together, these unclassified briefs are designed to assist the new president and administration-as well as scholars and the general public-- to examine terrorism. They provide a fresh perspective from which to set an agenda to counter violent Islamist extremists - especially the growing threat of nuclear terrorism - immediately following the inauguration, before day-to-day crises obstructs long-term planning and strategies. Divided into four parts, this substantial collection offers considerations of strategic policymaking: I. Al Quaeda's Incarnations Examines the recent status of this violent and well-known Islamist extremist group II. Motivations Attempts to explain the impetus for terrorists to carry out violence against innocent people III. Specific U.S. Policies and Programs Reviews important areas of expertise where the United States must succeed in order to counter violent groups IV. Overall U.S. Strategy Proposes ways to develop broad strategies to counter violent Islamist extremists Drawing from the diligent work of scholars, journalists, prosecutors, and legislators, this collection of articles elucidates, analyzes, and sets an agenda for addressing the threat of terrorism. It is a must-read for students of political sciences as well as policymakers, and although prepared as a brief for the new administration, it is in the interest of every U.S. citizen to gain the important knowledge gathered in these articles.

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Author:   Richard A Clark ,  Phyllis Kaniss (Annenberg School for Communication)
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Volume:   618
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9781412969864

ISBN 10:   1412969867
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   22 July 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Terrorism: The First Portfolio for the Next President - Richard A. Clarke and Emilian Papadopoulos Al Qaeda’s Incarnations Al Qaeda, the Organization: A Five-Year Forecast - Peter Bergen Pakistan and Terror: The Eye of the Storm - Bruce Riedel Using the Mistakes of al Qaeda’s Franchises to Undermine Its Strategies - Brian Fishman Iraq’s Long-Term Impact on Jihadist Terrorism - Daniel L. Byman and Kenneth M. Pollack Briefing for the New President: The Terrorist Threat in Indonesia and Southeast Asia - Sidney Jones Motivations From Profiles to Pathways and Roots to Routes: Perspectives from Psychology on Radicalization into Terrorism - John Horgan “Homegrown” Terrorists: Theory and Cases in the War on Terror’s Newest Front - Evan F. Kohlmann Specific U.S. Policies and Programs Countering Terrorist Finance: A Work, Mostly in Progress - Jonathan M. Winer The Incisive Fight: Recommendations for Improving Counterterrorism Intelligence - Eric Rosenbach Restoring Moral Authority: Ending Torture, Secret Detention, and the Prison at Guantanamo Bay - Tom Malinowski Mutually Assured Support: A Security Doctrine for Terrorist Nuclear Weapon Threats - Baruch Fischhoff, Scott Atran, and Marc Sageman The Conundrum of Iran: Strengthening Moderates without Acquiescing to Belligerence - John Brennan Overall U.S. Strategy A Counterradicalization Strategy for a New U.S. Administration - Karin von Hippel The Resurgent and Persistent Threat of al Qaeda - Reid Sawyer and Michael Foster To Win the “War on Terror,” We Must First Win the “War of Ideas”: Here’s How - Hady Amr and P. W. Singer A Strategy for Fighting International Islamist Terrorists - Marc Sageman Defeating the Attempted Global Jihadist Insurgency: Forty Steps for the Next President to Pursue against al Qaeda, Like-Minded Groups, Unhelpful State Actors, and Radicalized Sympathizers - Peter Bergen and Laurence Footer Quick Read Synopsis Terrorism: What the Next President Will Face

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