EPZ Terrorism The New World Disorder

by Fotion, Nicholas; Kashnikov, Boris; Lekea, Joanne K.

• ISBN13: 9780826492579
• ISBN10: 0826492576
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-30
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

This book explores the philosophical implications of and for Terrorism, a hugely topical contemporary issue.

Table of Contents

Terrorism	p. 1
On defining terrorism	p. 1
A rough characterization	p. 3
Problem	p. 5
Summary so far	p. 9
Ethical implications	p. 10
Suicide/Martyr Terrorism	p. 17
Various kinds of martyrs	p. 17
Modern martyr/suicide terrorists	p. 18
Answering questions	p. 22
Cases from the Recent Past	p. 24
Russian terrorism (c. 1880-1917)	p. 24
Blockades in the First World War	p. 31
Bombing of Germany during the Second World War	p. 35
Kamikaze	p. 38
The Provisional Irish Republican Army	p. 41
Aceh	p. 43
Greek terrorism	p. 46
Contemporary Cases	p. 54
Sri Lanka	p. 54
Chechen terrorism	p. 58
Terrorism in the Holy Land	p. 63
Darfur	p. 70
Transnational terrorism	p. 73
War in Iraq (2003)	p. 77
Political and Military Causes of Terrorism	p. 81
State-versus-state terrorism	p. 82
State terrorism within the state	p. 84
Non-state terrorism	p. 90
Personal Profiles	p. 94
Mindset of non-state terrorists	p. 94
Mindset of state terrorists	p. 98
Mindset of martyr terrorists	p. 100
The Future of Terrorism	p. 106
Persistence	p. 106
Motivation	p. 107
Human and financial resources	p. 108
Organization and training	p. 109
Planning	p. 110
Execution	p. 111
The victim's viewpoint	p. 117
Arguments in Defence of Terrorism	p. 120
Jus ad bellum (just cause)	p. 120
Jus ad bellum (other principles)	p. 125
In bello arguments	p. 128
Conclusions concerning non-state terrorism	p. 132
Arguing for state terrorism	p. 132
Arguments Against Terrorism	p. 135
Theory N	p. 137
Jus ad bellum criticism	p. 139
Jus in bello criticism	p. 142
Summary	p. 153
Dealing with Terrorism	p. 154
Military recommendations	p. 155
Non-military (external) recommendations	p. 161
Non-military (internal) recommendations	p. 162
Afterthoughts	p. 165
Notes	p. 167
Bibliography	p. 180
Index	p. 185
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