Teaching Terror Strategic and Tactical Learning in the Terrorist World

by Forest, James JF; Combs, Cindy C.; Cragin, R Kim; Gunaratna, Rohan; Jackson, Brian A.; Kenney, Michael; Ortiz, Román D.; Ramakrishna, Kumar; Schaper, Annette; Trujillo, Horacio R.; Weimann, Gabriel

• ISBN13: 9780742540774
• ISBN10: 0742540774
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-05-11
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

In the world of terrorism, knowledge is a critical asset. Recent studies have revealed that, among international terrorists, there is a global sharing of ideas, tactics, strategies, and lessons learned. This volume explores how, where, and what these terrorists are learning, and highlights why the most lethal terrorist groups are committed to the principles of organizational learning.

Table of Contents

List of Acronyms	vii
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xvii
1 Introduction	1
James JF Forest
Part I Understanding Knowledge Transfer in the Terrorist World
2 How Terrorists Learn	33	(19)
Michael Kenney
3 Organizational Learning and Terrorist Groups	52	(17)
Horacio R. Trujillo and Brian A. Jackson
4 Training Camps and Other Centers of Learning	69	(41)
James JF Forest
5 Virtual Training Camps: Terrorists' Use of the Internet	110	(23)
Gabriel Weimann
6 The Media as a Showcase for Terrorism	133	(22)
Cindy C. Combs
7 The Technical Challenges of Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism	155	(16)
Annette Schaper
Part II Case Studies
8 Al Qaeda's Lose and Learn Doctrine: The Trajectory from Oplan Bojinka to 9/11	171	(18)
Roman Gunaratna
9 Learning to Survive: The Case of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)	189	(16)
R. Kim Cragin
10 Renew to Last: Innovation and Strategy of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)	205	(18)
Román D. Ortiz
11 The Making of the Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist	223	(38)
Kumar Ramakrishna
12 Conclusion	261	(12)
James JF Forest
Bibliography	273	(12)
Index	285	(18)
About the Contributors	303