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Tag Archives: terrorism
Mar 31 2013
Book Review: Trading Secrets: Spies and Intelligence in an Age of Terror
Leave a commentTweet In Trading Secrets, former Financial Times security correspondent Mark Huband aims to provide a unique and controversial assessment of the ability of the major intelligence agencies to combat the threat of twenty-first century terrorism. With access to intelligence officers from Rome to Kabul … Continue reading
Posted by: March 31, 2013
Tagged with: anti-terrorism, intelligence, security, terrorism
Feb 4 2013
Social scientific analyses of terrorist behaviour have enormous potential but greater methodological transparency is urgently needed
1 CommentTweet John Horgan argues that the potential of social scientific analyses of terrorist behaviour will not be realised without an open and honest discussion of what such approaches entail in practice. Unfortunately the fascination which the idea of interviewing terrorists holds for many people … Continue reading
Posted by: February 4, 2013
Tagged with: extremism, methodology, radicalization, terrorism
Dec 16 2012
Book Review: Illuminating the Dark Arts of War: Terrorism, Sabotage, and Subversion in Homeland Security and the New Conflict
1 CommentTweet In this book, terrorism, sabotage, and subversion are analyzed to challenge the dominant views that a ‘new conflict’ is now posing unprecedented threats to U.S. homeland security. Since 9/11, the dominant view is that we have entered an era … Continue reading
Posted by: December 16, 2012
Tagged with: homeland security, terrorism
Nov 11 2012
Book Review: Terrorism: A Philosophical Enquiry
Leave a commentTweet Anne Schwenkenbecher examines the most urgent philosophical questions pertaining to the problem of terrorism: What is terrorism, or, how should it be defined? And could terrorism ever be justified? The book questions well established frameworks and widely held convictions: it … Continue reading
Posted by: November 11, 2012
Tagged with: just war theory, philosophy, terrorism, War on Terror
Jun 12 2012
We need a better understanding of what drives right-wing extremist violence
3 CommentsTweet Rachel Briggs and Matthew Goodwin explore some of the factors that drive individuals to adopt a right-wing extremist identity and maintain that more research needs to be conducted into why some engage in violent activities. The trial of Anders Breivik – … Continue reading
Posted by: June 12, 2012
Tagged with: far-right extremism, terrorism
Apr 22 2012
Book Review: Media and Terrorism: Global Perspectives, edited by Des Freedman and Daya Kishan Thussa
Leave a commentTweet Media and Terrorism: Global Perspectives is an insightful addition to the discussion about how we define legitimate and illegitimate targets in war, and what part the media has played in both the public and policy makers ideas about these decisions. Reviewed … Continue reading
Posted by: April 22, 2012
Tagged with: capitalism, globalisation, Islamophobia, journalism, media, social media, technology, terrorism, violence, war, War on Terror
Feb 5 2012
Book Review: The Deaths of Others: The Fate of Civilians in America’s Wars by John Tirman
Leave a commentTweet John Tirman has written a sweeping and critical account of how the US military has treated civilians in its foreign wars and how the American public has countenanced brutality in its name. A far-reaching, ambitious, and provocative book, as reviewed by Avery … Continue reading
Posted by: February 5, 2012
Tagged with: America, cold war, conflict, history, Iraq, military action, opinion polls, other, social science, terrorism, US Military, violence, war, War on Terror
Jan 29 2012
Book Review: Borderless Economics: Chinese Sea Turtles, Indian Fridges and the New Fruits of Global Capitalism by Robert Guest
2 CommentsTweet Robert Guest, Business Editor of The Economist, travels the world to make the case for the positive effects of migration and international connections, in a readable, wide-ranging new book on globalisation. Amusing, intelligent, and full of statistics, Borderless Economics is the … Continue reading
Posted by: January 29, 2012
Tagged with: al qaeda, anthropology, Arab Spring, China, democracy, diaspora, economic growth, genocide, globalisation, immigration, journalism, North Korea, technology, terrorism, USA
