Terrorism, Armed Struggle

This book provides an overview of The Lord''''s Resistance Army (LRA), led by Joseph Kony. The LRA is a small, dispersed armed group in central Afr...

The book is a focused area study of the emergence of the Taliban in Pakistan, with consequent repercussions for regional security. The book engages...

The nation''''s health, wealth and security rely on the production and distribution of certain goods and services. The array of physical assets, fu...

Terrorism, sadly, seems here to stay and to stay with a vengeance. It turns out that the United States was not prepared for it and now must play ca...

World events since late 2013 have led some observers to conclude that the international security environment is undergoing a shift from the familia...

The National Counter-terrorism Center (NCTC) was established in 2004 to ensure that information from any source about potential terrorist acts agai...

Within the past decade, the U.S. military has implemented a number of programs to assess the changes underway in the global security environment an...

The regime structure and its dominant relation can be studied through the standard and levels of decision characteristics, its making centers, and ...

The opening chapter helps readers to understand the ethnocentric discourses revolving around the would-be supremacy of the US and the UK -and Anglo...

From the chilling threats of the ISIS vampire to the view of al-Qaeda as the Frankenstein the CIA created, terrorism seems to be inextricably bound...

Behind a gruesome ISIS beheading video lies the untold story of the men in orange and the faith community that formed these unlikely modern-day sai...

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

Following the protest movements and radicalism of the late sixties, many affluent countries experienced lethal revolutionary terrorism. Groups like...

Leading jihadist groups such as al-Qaeda and the Islamic State dominate through cooperation in the form of knowledge sharing, resource sharing, joi...

'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...

'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...

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 ...

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

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...

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...

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...

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 rising number of U.S. and European citizens traveling to fight with rebel and terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq has emerged as a growing conce...

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...

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...

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...

From the award-winning co-author of I Am Malala, this book asks just how the might of NATO, with 48 countries and 140,000 troops on th...

*By the historical consultant to the major motion picture Entebbe*'The definitive work on the subject....This is the achievement of a masterly, fir...

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