1st Edition
Countering Terrorism and WMD Creating a Global Counter-Terrorism Network
This volume shows us that in order to deal with today’s Fourth Generation asymmetric warfare by terrorist groups using conventional arms and weapons of mass destruction, we need a new ‘global networked’ approach.
The contributors examine the various attempts that have been made to counter the latest wave of terrorism, including the US strikes against Afghanistan and Iraq, President George W. Bush's declaration of a ‘war against terrorism’, the creation of the US Department of Homeland Security, and the 9/11 Commission. Drawing from our experience with ‘Terrorism Early Warning’ and the co-production of counter-terrorism intelligence, this book explains the need for such a network and shows how it could be formed. It compiles the opinions of experts from clinical medicine, public policy, law enforcement and the military. These expert contributors identify the nature of a global counter-terrorism network, show how it could be created, and provide clear guidelines for gauging its future effectiveness.
This book will be of great interest to all students of terrorism studies, US national security, international relations, and political science in general.
Preface Foreword Alvin Toffler Part I. The Historical Perspective on Terrorism 1. The historical impact of terrorism, epidemics and weapons of mass destruction Peter Katona 2. Counter-terrorism networks of the past Lindsay Clutterbuck 3. Strategic early warning for transnational organized crime and terrorism Greg O’Hayon and Daniel R. Morris 4. Terrorist's Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction Michael D. Intriligator and Abdullah Toukan Part II. Protecting Critical Infrastructure 5. Threat and planning in the Information Age Lars Nicander 6. Soft targets, suicide bombers and appropriate countermeasures. Where do we draw the line when everything can’t be protected 24/7? Robert Bunker 7. Terrorist Use of New Technologies. Abraham R. Wagner Part III. The Changing Dynamics of Post-Modern Terrorism 8. Responding to Religious Terrorism on a Global Scale Mark Juergensmeyer 9. Terrorism in Algeria: The Role of the Community in Combating Terrorism Anneli Botha 10. The Global Terror Threat: Are We Winning or Losing? Barry Desker Part IV. Fusing Terrorism Preparedness and Response into a Global Network 11. Future Directions in Combating Terrorism Brian Jenkins 12. The new terrorist threat environment; continuity and change in counter-terrorism intelligence Stephen Sloan 13. Actionable Intelligence in Support of Homeland Security Operations Brigadier General Annette Sobel 14. Terrorism mimicking the state: a very different, networked, decentralized, outsourcing form of terrorism in the 21st century of market-states Philip Bobbitt 15. What is the current and possible future role of information technology in preventing and countering terrorism, including building a collaborative information sharing and visualization system or network? Neil Pollard 16. Building an Anti-Terror Network: An international perspective on fusing law enforcement and intelligence Greg Treverton and Jeremy Wilson 17. Fusing terrorism security and response John Sullivan Index
Biography
Peter Katona is Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA. He is a member of the Los Angeles County Bioterrorism Advisory Committee for Public Health Preparedness and Response and of the Biopreparedness Work Group Committee of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Michael D. Intriligator is Professor of Economics, Political Science, and Public Policy at UCLA where he is also Co-Director of the Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences.
John P. Sullivan is a practitioner and researcher specializing in conflict studies, terrorism, intelligence, and urban operations. He is a member of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department where he currently serves as a lieutenant. He is co-founder of the Los Angeles Terrorism Early Warning (TEW) Group and coordinates many of its activities.
