Political Activism

'Pluchinsky's first volume focusing on anti-American terrorism is a densely packed and comprehensive look at one of the most complex US national se...

The world has changed. Rather than a clash of civilisations, the West now faces revolts from the margins, driven by widening economic divisions, ri...

Abu al-Abbas was one of Yasser Arafat's top generals. His name is forever linked to an operation in 1985 that sparked an international crisis: the ...

In 2009, the United States was hit broadside by Somali pirates who attempted to capture the U.S. flag ship Maersk Alabama. Suddenly, the pirates we...

First published in the late 1960s, this analysis investigates African National Congress history and policies. Covering the ruling South African Par...

Since 2001, Congress has appropriated about $640 billion for the global war on terrorism, the majority of this for operations in Iraq. In January 2...

This book centers not only on the scourge of terrorism, a problem which concerns policy-makers, officials and governments worldwide, but dissects t...

Abu al-Abbas was one of Yasser Arafat's top generals. His name is forever linked to an operation in 1985 that sparked an international crisis: the ...

Since 9/11, war literature has become a key element in American popular culture, spurring critical debate about depictions of combat--Who can wr...

Was the US-led war on terror, especially the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, a necessary response to the September 11 terrorist attacks? What di...

The task of researching the material for this book proved more arduous than originally anticipated. The Abu Sayyaf Group was generally misunderstoo...

Following terrorist attacks against the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1983, the U.S. Department of State began an embassy construction progra...

Starting in the mid-7th century CE, there have been various radical terrorist groups appearing in the Muslim majority communities that have interpr...

IRA violence and Sinn Fin's revolutionary politics plagued Northern Ireland for 30 years. Today, however, violence is (mostly) a tactic of the past...

The development of the Internet has revolutionised communications. It has never been easier to speak to wide audiences or to communicate with peopl...

The fragmented Abu Sayyaf may be many things, but insurgents fighting for liberation they are not. The various groups, with many leaders, have desc...

Having previously tied the world record, Eddie Hart was a strong favorite to win the 100-meter dash at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. Then t...

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a wave of political violence swept across the globe, causing widespread alarm. Described by the m...

Congress has long sought through legislation and oversight to protect the United States against terrorist threats, especially from chemical, biolog...

This book explores the drivers of violent extremism, with special reference to the Muslim world in the past three decades. This book summarises wha...

This new and important book discusses the radicalisation process and the forces driving violent extremist activity. It analyses post-9/11 domestic ...

Al Qaeda has evolved into a significantly different terrorist organisation than the one that perpetrated the September 11 2001 attacks. At the time...

Rendition is the practice of detaining a terrorist operative in a foreign country and transferring him or her to the U.S. or to another foreign cou...

Committing acts of violence against others for political purposes can be traced throughout history. With the growth of the mass media in the 20th c...

Scholars and policymakers disagree on the most effective way to counter transnational terrorism, generating debate on a range of questions: Do mili...

During the Cold War, deterrence theory was the cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy. Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, however, popular wisdom di...

During the Cold War, deterrence theory was the cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy. Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, however, popular wisdom di...

The Iran-Iraq War was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 20th Century and accidentally created the current nightmare of Islamic fundamentalist t...

The United States remains vulnerable to terrorist and other threats posed by chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) agents. Medical...