TERRORISM

Literature from the 1990s

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Derian, James Der. Antidiplomacy: Spies, Terror, Speed, and War. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 1992.

Pierre, FA 72.2, describes this as "a collage of new-wave writing on world politics. 'Poststructuralism' is advanced as a new way of thinking about international relations. The author seems to be heavily influenced by our television, computer and pop culture environment. He sees the new 'antidiplomacy' as resulting from a 'techno-strategic' triad of wide-spread surveillance through various types of spying, terrorism and the speed with which new perceptions travel in today's media. These are said to have replaced the traditional dealings among nations.... [T]his work could be a revelation to some and idiosyncratic babble to others."

Deutch, John. "Terrorism." Foreign Policy 108 (Fall 1997): 10-22.

Ehrenfeld, Rachel. Narcoterrorism. New York: Basic Books, 1990.

Falkenrath, Richard A., Robert D. Newman, and Bradley A. Thayer. America's Achilles Heel: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Terrorism and Covert Attack. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1998.

From advertisement: Nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) "weapons suitable for covert attack are available to a growing range of states and groups hostile to the United States. At the same time, constraints on their use appear to be eroding. This volume analyses the nature and limits of the covert NBC threat and proposes a measured set of policy responses, focused on improving intelligence and consequence-management capabilities to reduce U.S. vulnerability."

Farson, Stuart.

1. "Criminal Intelligence vs. Security Intelligence: A Reevaluation of the Police Role in the Response to Terrorism." In Democratic Responses to International Terrorism, ed. David A Charters, 191-228. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Transnational Books, 1991.

2. "Security Intelligence Versus Criminal Intelligence: Lines of Demarcation, Areas of Obfuscation and the Need to Re-evaluate Organizational Roles in Responding to Terrorism." Policing and Society 2 (1991): 65-87.

Gerth, Jeff, and Judith Miller. "Funds for Terrorists Traced to Persian Gulf Businessman." New York Times, 14 Aug. 1996, A1.

Guelke, Adrian. The Age of Terrorism and the International Political System. London: Tauris, 1995.

Hoffman, I&NS 11.2, sees this work as "worth reading for the fresh perspective it brings.... [It] challenges many long-held assumptions and forces the reader to consider the concept of terrorism in a new and more critical light." Nevertheless, the book suffers from "sometimes ponderous analysis and needlessly abstruse discussion."

Heymann, Philip B. Terrorism and America: A Commonsense Strategy for a Democratic Society. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1998.

According to Rose, FA 78.2, "Heymann offers a range of intelligent, if unsurprising, suggestions for handling traditional terrorist threats ... [and] makes a persuasive case for avoiding overreaction."

Hoffman, Bruce.

1. "The Confluence of International and Domestic Terrorism." Terrorism and Political Violence 9, no. 2 (Summer 1997): 1-15.

2. Inside Terrorism. New York: Columbia University Press, 1998. Rev. & expanded ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006.

Rose, FA 78.2, calls this work "a concise yet authoritative survey of trends in terrorism past and present."

According to a publisher's note, the revised edition includes "updated coverage" on 9/11 and its aftermath and the Madrid and London bombings.

3. "Intelligence and Terrorism: Emerging Threats and New Security Challenges in the Post-Cold War Era." Intelligence and National Security 11, no. 2 (Apr. 1996): 207-223.

Recent terrorist incidents in France, Japan, the United States, and Saudi Arabia "shed light on the inherent difficulties in preventing and countering terrorism even when intelligence on likely potential operations exists." They also illuminate "two key trends in international terrorism today that are likely to make these challenges even more problematical in the future: - the proliferation of terrorist groups motivated by a religious imperative; and - related to this - the overall diffusion of the terrorist threat by the increasing involvement of 'amateur' terrorists alongside their more easily identified 'professional' counterparts."

Hudson, Rex A. The Sociology and Psychology of Terrorism: Who Becomes a Terrorist and Why? Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Federal Research Division, 1999.

Israeli, Raphael. "Islamikaze and Their Significance." Terrorism and Political Violence, 9, no. 3 (Autumn 1997): 96-121.

The author suggests that Islamic "suicide bombers" might better be understood if they were compared to the Japanese kamikaze pilots of World War II.

Ito, Tim. "Twenty Years of Anti-American Terror." Washingtonpost.com, 30 April 1999.

Offers a chronology of terrorist actions since 1979.

Kornblum, Allan N. Prosecuting Terrorism Abroad: The Case of the Achille Lauro. Washington, DC: Defense Intelligence College, 1993.

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