Campbell, Kurt M., and Michèle A. Flournoy, prin. authors. To Prevail: An American Strategy for the Campaign Against Terrorism. Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2001. Campbell, Kurt M., and Michèle A. Flournoy, prin. authors. To Prevail: An American Strategy for the Campaign Against Terrorism. Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2001.
Bergen, FA 81.2, says that this work "presents a series of policy recommendations that, although they may make the book less engaging, should be of considerable interest to policymakers."
Cannistraro, Vincent M. "The Emerging Security Environment: Preemptive War and International Terrorism After Iraq." Mediterranean Quarterly 14, no. 4 (Fall 2003): 56-67. [Marlatt]
Carafano, James Jay, and Paul Rosenzweig. Winning the Long War: Lessons from the Cold War for Defeating Terrorism and Preserving Freedom. Washington, DC: Heritage, 2005.
Mahnken, JFQ 40 (2006), notes that the authors "believe the war on terror should be viewed as a protracted engagement, like the Cold War." They organize their book around "the central strategic issues facing Washington today." Although "[t]he book's breadth at times comes at the expense of depth," this is "an accessible book that touches on the most important topics facing policymakers and the public."
Carr, Matthew. The Infernal Machine: A History of Terrorism. New York: New Press, 2007.
According to Hampson, AFIO WIN 13-07 (2 Apr. 2007), the author "presents an in-depth history of terrorism and terrorist groups. He adds his own analysis of the War on Terror and his belief that taking terrorism head-on with force-on-force energizes recruitment and strengthens the enemy. Carr believes governments can and have successfully negotiated with terrorist groups."
Freeman, Booklist (via Amazon.com), finds it unfortunate that "in his desire to see common threads linking the past to the present, Carr ignores fundamental differences between various groups. Also, he frequently falls into the trap of 'moral equivalency,' equating government actions to resist terrorism with terrorism itself." Although there is "some valuable information here, this is hardly the sober, disinterested examination of modern terrorism that our age requires."
Cassara, John A. Hide and Seek: Intelligence, Law Enforcement, and the Stalled War on Terrorist Finance. Washington, DC: Potomac Books, 2006.
Peake, Studies 50.4 (2006) and Intelligencer 15.2 (Fall/Winter 2006-2007), notes that the author is a veteran of the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). However, "the book is not as helpful as it might have been," since Cassara basically has listed "well-known problems without providing specific solutions."
Chasdi, Richard. Tapestry of Terror: A Portrait of Middle East Terrorism, 1994-1999. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2002.
Singer, Parameters 34.2, comments that this work "provides a wealth of data and novel analysis, but packages it in a form that is almost inaccessible to general readers.... [T]his is a book solely for experts, but valuable nonetheless."
Cimbala, Stephen J. "Military Persuasion, Intelligence and the War on Terror." Defense & Security Analysis 22, no. 1 (Mar. 2006): 61-72.
Cooper, H.H.A., and Lawrence J. Redlinger. Terrorism and Espionage in the Middle East: Deception, Displacement, and Denial. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen, 2005.
According to Peake, Studies 51.2 (2007), "the authors argue that Israel, not Arab factions or states in the Middle East, is the actual sponsor of terrorism there and elsewhere in the world.... The[ir] most outrageous example is that Israel, not Libya or any other Arab nation, was responsible for the bombing of Pan Am 103." The "level of scholarship and application of fuzzy concepts [that] has been achieved" by the authors "might be reason enough to skip this book, but its $170 price tag makes the decision a no-brainer."
Corbin, Jane. The Base: Al-Qaeda and the Changing Face of Global Terror. London: Pocket Books, 2003.
Corum, James S. Fighting the War on Terror: A Counterinsurgency Strategy. St. Paul, MN: Zenith, 2007.
Longino, Proceedings 133, no. 7 (Jul. 2007), says that the author "presents a well-researched and thought-provoking analysis of what must be done to respond and why" to a type of warfare in Iraq "that arguably took many military professionals by surprise."
Crawford, Neta C. "Just War Theory and the U.S. Counterterror War." Perspectives on Politics 1, no. 1 (Mar. 2003): 5-25.
The author argues that "it is extremely difficult to fight a just counterterror war given the nature of terrorism and the realities of contemporary warfare." She shows, however, that "the [George W.] Bush administration has made an effort to engage in a just counterterror war by meeting the criterion of self-defense and seeking to avoid noncombatant harm. Even so, current U.S. policy and practice in the counterterror war are not just. But any government would have a problem fighting a just counterterror war in the current context; indeed, the utility of just war theory itself is challenged."
Crenshaw, Martha. "Counterterrorism Policy and the Political Process." Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 24, no. 5 (Sep.-Oct. 2001): 329-337.
Crenshaw, Martha. "The Psychology of Terrorism: An Agenda for the 21st Century." Political Psychology 21, no. 2 (Jun. 2000): 405-420.
Cronin, Audrey Kurth, and James M. Ludes, eds. Attacking Terrorism. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2004.
Cullen, Peter M. "The Role of Targeted Killing in the Campaign against Terror." Joint Force Quarterly 48 (1st Quarter 2008): 22-29.
The author concludes that "a carefully circumscribed policy of targeted killing can be a legal, moral, and effective tool in a counterterror campaign. Procedures to guide the proper implementation of a U.S. policy of targeted killing are proposed."
Dahl, Erik J. "Warning of Terror: Explaining the Failure of Intelligence Against Terrorism." Journal of Strategic Studies 28, no. 1 (2005): 31-55.
From abstract: This article seeks "to integrate the earlier literature on intelligence failure with the newer threat of terrorist attack..., by examining the bombing of the US Marine Barracks in Beirut in 1983." The author "concludes that most studies of the Beirut bombing are mistaken in their assessment of the role played by intelligence in that disaster, and suggests that our understanding of intelligence failure against surprise attacks needs to be revised in the age of terrorism."
Dhar, Maloy. Fulcrum of Evil: The ISI-CIA-Al Qaeda Nexus. New Delhi: Manas, 2006.
Peake, Studies 50.3 (Sep. 2006), says that the author's "somewhat warped analysis [concerning the CIA] suggests care should be taken in accepting his statements about other players. But the book has real value, despite its lack of documentation.... As a view from inside India and Islam, this is an important book.... It is important if not easy reading."
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