Know thy enemy II : a look at the world's most threatening terrorist networks and criminal gangs / / edited by Michael T. Kindt, Jerrold M. Post, and Barry R. Schneider

• Pubblicazione: Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : , : USAF Counterproliferation Center, , 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 450 pages) : illustrations
• Soggetto topico: Terrorists; Terrorism - Prevention; Security, International; Deterrence (Strategy); World politics - 21st century; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; Asymmetric warfare - United States; Aggression (International law); Weapons of mass destruction; Strategic culture
• Soggetto genere / forma: Biographies.
• Persona (resp. second.): SchneiderBarry R.; PostJerrold M.; KindtMichael T.
• Note generali: "November 2007."; "This volume is the second in the USAF Counterproliferation Center's Know thy enemy series. ... This book ... focuses on sub-state actors, terrorist organizations and criminal gangs that are of serious security concern to the United States."--Page [v].
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Section 1: Broader non-state actor issues: ; 1. Suicide terrorism: are there important counterterrorist lessons to be learned? / James E. Winkates -- ; 2. Al Qaeda's modus operandi: anticipating their target selection / Barry R. Schneider -- ; 3. The mind of the terrorist: the spectrum of terrorism and terrorist psychologies / Jerrold M. Post -- ; 4. Political islam and radical islam: the cases of Pakistan and Bangladesh / Stephen F. Burgess -- ; 5. Why women kill: a look at the evolutionary role of Muslim female fighters / Furhana Ali -- ; 6. "Like glitters of the sun": Iran and terrorism / Gregory F. Giles -- ; 7. Terrorist use of WMD / James J.F. Forest. ; Section 2: Specific non-state actor groups. ; 8. a state within a state / Michael T. Kindt -- ; 9. Hamas: the Islamic Resistance Movement / Jerrold M. Post -- ; 10. Al Qaeda 2.0 and the global Salafi jihad / Jerrold M. Post -- ; 11. Jemaah Islamiyah remains active and deadly / James C. Whitmire -- ; 12. The Mexican drug cartels: at war for control of the U.S.-Mexican border / Dario E. Teicher -- ; 13. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) / Jerrold M. Post -- ; 14. Mara Salvatrucha: a threat to U.S. and Central American security / Tina S. Strickland.
• Altri titoli varianti: Know thy enemy II
• Titolo autorizzato: Know thy enemy II
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910717090103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II