ABSTRACT

This is the first book to set out a comprehensive framework by which to understand terrorism as strategy. It contends that even terrorism of the supposedly nihilist variety can be viewed as a bona fide method for distributing means to fulfil the ends of policy, that is, as a strategy. The main purpose of the work is to describe the dynamics of terr

chapter 1|11 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|19 pages

Terrorism and strategic theory

chapter 3|25 pages

The strategy of terrorism

chapter 4|20 pages

Flawed assumptions

chapter 5|18 pages

The escalation trap

chapter 6|9 pages

Conclusion