Responding to Terrorism: A Batch from International Security (MIT Press Batches)

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“Since the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001, the United States has been preoccupied with the threat of international terrorism,” writes Sean Lynn-Jones in his introduction to Responding to Terrorism: A Batch from International Security. The articles in this Batch include some of the seminal contributions to the debate over terrorism: assessment of the roots of terrorism and its effectiveness, questions over the potency of terrorism’s threat to national security, and whether killing terrorist leaders is a good counterterrorism strategy, and the demise of terrorist groups. Dig in.

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The BATCHES Series from the MIT Press features collections of journal articles on themes identified by and currently resonating with readers. The collections are curated by authoritative voices in the field: editors, authors, scholars, and practitioners. Each Batch is bundled for immediate download, and the series represents the rapid, responsive innovation that the MIT Press provides to its readership.

Contents

Behind the Curve: Globalization and International Terrorism
Audrey Kurth Cronin

How al-Qaida Ends: The Decline and Demise of Terrorist Groups
Audrey Kurth Cronin

The Strategies of Terrorism
Andrew H. Kydd and Barbara F. Walter

Why Terrorism Does Not Work
Max Abrahms

Correspondence: Does Terrorism Ever Work? The 2004 Madrid Train Bombings
William Rose and Rysia Murphy

Assessing the Dangers of Illicit Networks: Why al-Qaida May Be Less Threatening Than Many Think
Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni and Calvert Jones

Muslim “Homegrown” Terrorism in the United States: How Serious Is the Threat?
Risa A. Brooks

Targeting Top Terrorists: How Leadership Decapitation Contributes to Counterterrorism
Bryan C. Price

Does Decapitation Work? Assessing the Effectiveness of Leadership Targeting in Counterinsurgency Campaigns
Patrick B. Johnston

The Terrorism Delusion: America’s Overwrought Response to September 11
John Mueller and Mark G. Stewart

Attacking the Leader, Missing the Mark: Why Terrorist Groups Survive Decapitation Strikes
Jenna Jordan