Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century

PART I. TERRORISM IN PERSPECTIVE 1. An Idea Whose Time Has Come? 2. Not a Modern Phenomenon 3. Ideology and Terrorism. Rights from Wrongs? PART II. WHO ARE THE TERRORISTS? 4. Criminals or Crusaders? 5. Terrorism by the State 6. Terrorism, Inc. PART III. HOW DO THEY OPERATE? 7. Terrorist Training 8. The Media. A Weapon for Both Sides? 9. Domestic Terrorism in the United States PART IV. RESPONSES TO TERRORISM 10. Legal Perspectives on Terrorism 11. Counterterrorism. The Use of Special Forces 12. Terrorism, Intelligence, and the Law 13. Security Measures. A Frail Defense PART V. CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 14. New Terrorist Threat. Weapons of Mass Destruction 15. Future Trends