A Faceless Enemy The Origins Of Modern Terrorism

by Schweitzer, Glenn E; Schweitzer, Carol

• ISBN13: 9780738207575
• ISBN10: 0738207578
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-30
• Publisher: Basic Books

Summary

Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network is only one of hundreds of terrorist organizations around the world. Others wait for their own cues to follow similar scripts for using modern technologies to terrorize vulnerable populations. In A Faceless Enemy, Glenn Schweitzer provides a sweeping history of the technologies that are at the heart of this new and deadly terrorism and gives us a fuller understanding of the relationships between terrorists and drug traffickers, the potential threat of cyberterrorism, and the now very tangible risks posed by bioterrorism and chemoterrorism. Based on the authors' long careers in science and international politics, and drawing upon interviews with diplomats and intelligence operatives around the globe, A Faceless Enemy is a must-read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the complex issues related to terrorism and the future of international security.

Author Biography

Glenn E. Schweitzer is Director of Central European and Eurasian Affairs at the National Academy of Sciences. Carole Dorsch Schweitzer is executive editor of Association Management magazine and the author of Russian Lessons. Glenn E. Schweitzer is Director of Central European and Eurasian Affairs at the National Academy of Sciences. Carole Dorsch Schweitzer is executive editor of Association Management magazine and the author of Russian Lessons.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	7	(2)
Prologue	9	(14)
Modem Mutations of Terrorism	23	(28)
The Nuclear Legacy: A Shopping Mall for Rogue States and Terrorists	51	(32)
Chemoterrorism: Poisoning the Air, Water, and Food Supply	83	(26)
Bioterrorism: The Last Frontier	109	(28)
The Globalization of Weapons Expertise	137	(28)
Drug Runners and Terrorists: New Partners in Crime	165	(30)
Laundered Assets: Cleaning Dirty Currency to Fuel the Terrorist Engine	195	(28)
Business as Usual: Hostages, Bombings, and Assassinations	223	(28)
The Growing Arsenal to Combat Terrorism	251	(30)
Searching for Long-Term Solutions to Replace Quick Fixes	281	(30)
Epilogue	311	(8)
Endnotes	319	(32)
Index	351