Ideological War on Terror

<p>This edited book addresses the appropriateness of US and other counter-terrorist (CT) strategies in Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, the Asia Pacific region and in Latin America, with a view to improving their effectiveness. </p><p>The book has three main objectives:</p><ul> <li>to re-examine terrorists' strategic goals and sources of legitimacy and the nature of their ideological support </li> <li>to analyze current US and regional CT strategies and assess their success in de-legitimizing terrorists and undermining their support </li> <li>to provide a strategic synthesis and policy recommendations in light of the research findings. </li> </ul><p>This book will be of interest to students of political violence and terrorism, security studies and international relations in general. </p> I: Introduction; 1: Approaches to Countering Terrorism and Cist; 2: Ideology in Terrorism and Counter Terrorism; II: The Greater Middle East; 3: Saudi Arabia's Conundrum and the Al Qaeda Insurgency; 4: Countering Terrorism; 5: Countering Arab Television?; 6: Islamic Radicalism in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan; 7: Countering Ideological Support; III: Southeast Asia; 8: Combating Al Jama'Ah Al Islamiyyah in Southeast Asia; 9: It's the Story, Stupid; 10: Counter-Ideological Work; IV: Latin and South America; 11: Terrorism in the Southern Cone; 12: Confronting Terrorism in Latin America; 13: Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism in the Circum-Caribbean; V: Europe and Africa; 14: Countering Islamist Radicals in Eastern Europe; 15: Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism; VI: Conclusions and Policy Recommendations; 16: Synthesizing Worldwide Experiences in Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism (Cist)