Summary
Can We Construct a Grand Strategy to Counter Terrorism? Fifteen years after September 11, the United States still faces terror threats- both domestic and foreign. After years of wars, ever more intensive and pervasive surveillance, enhanced security measures at major transportation centers, and many attempts to explain who we are fighting and why and how to fight them, the threats continue to multiply. So, too, do our attempts to understand just what terrorism is and how to counter it. Two leaders in the field of terrorism studies, Martha Crenshaw and Gary LaFree, provide a critical look at how.
Contents
Introduction: the context for analyzing counterterrorism difficulties: current threats and the state of -- Academic research -- Over-responding to rare events -- The tip of the iceberg -- Pinning down an elusive adversary: what is a terrorist organization? -- Who did it? the attribution dilemma -- Evaluating the effectiveness of counterterrorism -- Moving forward.