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The Strategy of Terrorism Peter R. Neumann

The Strategy of Terrorism By Peter R. Neumann

The Strategy of Terrorism by Peter R. Neumann


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This is the first book to set out a comprehensive framework by which to understand terrorism as strategy, contending that even terrorism of the supposedly nihilist variety can be viewed as a bona fide method for distributing means to fulfil the ends of policy, that is, as a strategy.

The Strategy of Terrorism Summary

The Strategy of Terrorism: How it Works, and Why it Fails by Peter R. Neumann

This is the first book to set out a comprehensive framework by which to understand terrorism as strategy. It contends that even terrorism of the supposedly nihilist variety can be viewed as a bona fide method for distributing means to fulfil the ends of policy, that is, as a strategy.

The main purpose of the work is to describe the dynamics of terrorism and evaluate their effectiveness, as well as to theorize upon, and clarify the correlation between, political ends and terrorist means. The text explains the modus operandi of terrorism, and demonstrates how terrorism relies on manipulating the psychological impact of (usually) relatively small-scale attacks. Using a variety of case studies, The Strategy of Terrorism shows how many campaigns of terrorism end in failure when they lose their power to terrify. The authors spell out what a proper understanding of terrorism as a strategy implies for those who want to make terrorism ineffective, and offer a number of policy recommendations derived directly from their critique.

This is the first contribution of strategic studies to the study of terrorism, and will be of much interest to students of terrorism, strategy and security studies, as well as military professionals and policy makers.

About Peter R. Neumann

Peter R. Neumann is Director of the Centre for Defence Studies, King's College London. M. L. R. Smith is Reader in War Studies, Department of War Studies, King's College London.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Terrorism and Strategic Theory 3. The Strategy of Terrorism 4. Flawed Assumptions 5. The Escalation Trap 6. Conclusion

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NLS9780415545266
9780415545266
0415545269
The Strategy of Terrorism: How it Works, and Why it Fails by Peter R. Neumann
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2009-03-05
130
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