The World's Most Threatening Terrorist Networks and Criminal Gangs

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Broader Non-state Actor Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Suicide Terrorism: Are There Important Counterterrorist Lessons to Be Learned?

      • James E. Winkates

      Pages 3-28

   3. Al Qaeda’s Modus Operandi: Anticipating Their Target Selection

      • Barry R. Schneider

      Pages 29-48

   4. Political Islam and Radical Islam: The Cases of Pakistan and Bangladesh

      • Stephen F. Burgess

      Pages 49-69

   5. “Like Glitter of the Sun”: Iran and Terrorism

      • Gregory F. Giles

      Pages 71-91

   6. Terrorist Use of WMD

      • James J. F. Forest

      Pages 93-119

3. Specific Non-state Actor Groups

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121

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   2. Hezbollah: A State within a State

      • Michael T. Kindt

      Pages 123-144

   3. Hamas: The Islamic Resistance Movement

      • Jerrold M. Post

      Pages 145-163

   4. Al Qaeda 2.0 and the Global Salafi Jihad

      • Jerrold M. Post

      Pages 165-177

   5. Jemaah Islamiyah Remains Active and Deadly

      • James C. “Chris” Whitmire

      Pages 179-208

   6. The Mexican Drug Cartels: At War for Control of the U.S.-Mexico Border

      • Dario E. Teicher

      Pages 209-234

   7. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)

      • Jerrold M. Post

      Pages 235-245

   8. Mara Salvatrucha: A Threat to U.S. and Central American Security

      • Tina S. Strickland

      Pages 247-273

4. Back Matter

   Pages 275-281

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Terrorist organizations and international criminal networks pose an increasing danger to the world. This book looks at diverse groups from Al Qaeda to Mexican drug cartels and includes a chapter on terrorist WMD threats. This look at sub-state rivals is recommended to all serious students of international security.

• Cartel
• Hamas
• Iran
• networks
• organization
• organizations
• revolution
• state
• suicide
• terrorism
• war

"The articles in this book . . . discus the major terrorist threats to the US, including radical Islam, al Qaeda, Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas, as well as methods used by terrorists, especially suicide bombing. The authors offer important facts and details on each of the threats and what the US might do to counter them. From a military or intelligence points of view, the book has great value because of its facts and statistics. Summing up: Recommended. Most levels/libraries." - Choice

BARRY R. SCHNEIDER is the Director of the USAF Counterproliferation Centre (CPC) at Maxwell AFB, and is also a Professor of International Relations at the Air War College, USA.

JERROLD M. POST is Professor of Psychiatry, Political Psychology and International Affairs and Director of the Political Psychology Program at The George Washington University, USA.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL DR. MICHAEL T. KINDT is the Director of Counterterrorism Studies at the USAF CPC, USA.

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