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Author:   Magnus Ranstorp ,  Magnus Normark (Swedish Defence Research Agency, Sweden)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.566kg
ISBN:  

9781138847439

ISBN 10:   1138847437
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   24 April 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"1. Introduction, Magnus Ranstorp & Magnus Normark 2. The Theoretical Underpinnings of Terrorist Innovation Decisions, Gary Ackerman 3. Innovation and Improvised Explosive Devices, John Allison 4. The Dynamics of Terrorism Innovation, Adam Dolnik 5. Attacking the West: The Influence of Al-Qaeda’s Ideology and Propaganda, Søren Hove 6. Jihadist Innovation and Learning by Adapting to the `New´and `Social Media´ Zeitgeist, Nico Prucha 7. Learning Terror: The Evolving Threat of Overseas Training to the West, Paul Cruickshank 8. Innovation in Terrorist’s Counter-Surveillance: The Case of Al-Qaeda and Its Affiliates, Joshua Sinai 9. Innovation and Learning in British Jihad, Raffaello Pantucci 10. Terrorists Lack Imagination when Choosing Targets in Denmark, Morten Skjoldager 11. ""Please Inform Europe"": Al-Qaeda's Europlot of 2009/2010 in the Lights of New Documents and Testimonies, Yassin Musharbash and Guido Steinberg 12. Changing Patterns in Terror Plots directed against Germany emanating from militant Uzbek Networks in Waziristan, Yassin Musharbash and Guido Steinberg 13. Conclusions, Magnus Ranstorp and Magnus Normark"

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Magnus Ranstorp is Research Director at the Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies (CATS) at the Swedish National Defence College, Stockholm, and author/editor of five previous books, including, most recently, Understanding Violent Radicalisation (Routledge, 2010). Magnus Normark is a Senior Analyst at the Division of CBRN Defence and Security at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI). He is the co-editor of Unconventional Weapons and International Terrorism (Routledge 2009).

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