The Ideological War on Terror: Worldwide Strategies For Counter-Terrorism

by Aldis; Anne

• ISBN13: 9780415400749
• ISBN10: 0415400740
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-11-20
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The book assesses the appropriateness of US and other counter-terrorist (CT) strategies in Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East, Asia Pacific region ands South and Latin America with a view to improving their effectiveness. It asks and answers the following questions: To what extent do existing CT strategies de-legitimize ideological support for terrorists? What further measures might be undertaken? How might we understand and measure success? The book has three main themes and objectives. Firstly, it re-examines terrorists' strategic goals and sources of legitimacy and the nature of their ideological support. Secondly, it examines current US and regional CT strategies and assesses their success in de-legitimizing terrorists and undermining their support. The final phase provides a strategic synthesis and policy recommendations in light of the research findings.

Table of Contents

Contributors	x
Preface	xvii
PART I Introduction	1	(34)
Approaches to countering terrorism and CIST	3	(18)
Magnus Ranstorp
Graeme P. Herd
Ideology in terrorism and counter terrorism: lessons from al Qaeda	21	(14)
Rohan Gunaratna
PART II The Greater Middle East	35	(76)
Saudi Arabia's conundrum and the al Qaeda insurgency	37	(16)
Richard L. Russell
Countering terrorism: Hizbullah's appeal	53	(15)
Fariborz Mokhtari
Countering Arab television? Assessing the effect of Alhurra	68	(13)
Anne Marie Baylouny
Islamic radicalism in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan	81	(15)
Rouben Azizian
Countering ideological support: the case of the Ferghana Valley	96	(15)
Ehsan Ahrari
PART III Southeast Asia	111	(50)
Combating al Jama'ah al Islamiyyah in southeast Asia	113	(15)
Rohan Gunaratna
It's the story, stupid: neutralizing radical Islamism in the southeast Asia theatre	128	(15)
Kumar Ramakrishna
Counter-ideological work: Singapore experience	143	(18)
Muhammad Haniff Hassan
PART IV Latin and South America	161	(50)
Terrorism in the Southern Cone	163	(16)
Salvador Raza
Confronting terrorism in Latin America: building cooperation in the Andean Ridge	179	(15)
Boris Saavedra
Countering ideological support for terrorism in the Circum-Caribbean	194	(17)
John T. Fishel
Mary Grizzard
PART V Europe and Africa	211	(32)
Countering Islamist radicals in eastern Europe	213	(15)
Gyorgy Lederer
Countering ideological support for terrorism: a South African case study	228	(15)
David Africa
PART VI Conclusions and policy recommendations	243	(10)
Synthesizing worldwide experiences in countering ideological support for terrorism (CIST)	245	(8)
Graeme P. Herd
Anne Aldis
Selected bibliography	253	(24)
Index	277