Assessing the War on Terror

<p>This volume is a collection of articles that critically examine the efficacy ethics and impact of the War on Terror as it has evolved since 9/11. </p><p></p><p>During the decade and a half of the Global War on Terror (GWOT) numerous books have considered the political psychosocial and economic impacts of terrorism. However there has been little systematic effort to examine the effectiveness of the GWOT in achieving its goals. Furthermore there is virtually nothing that presents a comparative analysis of the GWOT by the people most directly affected by it—citizens and scholars from conflict zones in the Middle East. There is therefore great need for a book that analyzes the strategies tactics and outcomes of the GWOT and that also presents facts and ideas that are missing or underrepresented in the dominant public narratives. The contributions in this volume were chosen to specifically address this need. In doing so it uniquely provides not only Western perspectives of the GWOT but also importantly includes perspectives from the Middle East and those most directly affected by it including contributions from scholars and policy makers. Overall the contributions demonstrate how views differ based on geographical location and how views have changed during the course of the still-evolving War on Terror.</p><p></p><p>The book will be of much interest to students and scholars of terrorism and counter-terrorism foreign policy Middle Eastern politics security studies and IR as well as policy makers. </p>