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Chapter Summary
Chapter 1
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the nature of terrorism.
- Identify the crucial components of terrorism.
- Explain the typologies of terrorism.
- Describe how tactics are used as labels.
Chapter 2
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify how long terrorism has been in existence.
- Describe the philosophical belief in the effectiveness of terrorism.
- Explain athe origins of wars of liberation.
- Identify the organization structure of modern terrorism.
- Describe modern instances of piracy.
Chapter 3
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the rationalizations of terrorism.
- Describe the relationship between self-determination and terrorism.
- Identify examples of terrorism in the name of God.
- Explain the various causes used to justify terrorism.
Chapter 4
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the distinguishing characteristics of a terrorist.
- Identify terrorist belief systems.
- Describe generalizations of terrorists.
- Identify reasons one becomes a terrorist.
- Explain how terrorism is different today.
Chapter 5
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify examples of internal terrorism.
- Describe the continuing reality of state terror.
- Explain the concept of external terrorism.
- Identify the world's main weapons suppliers.
- Identify the weapons of mass destruction on the world market.
- Explain the roles states play in the support of terrorism.
- Describe the nature of terrorist-supported states.
Chapter 6
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify salient aspects of terrorist group networking.
- Identify examples of shared strategic planning among terrorist groups.
- Describe the business of terrorism.
- Identify aspects of the internationalism of terrorism.
- Explain the roles ad functions of the network and the netwar.
- Describe the nature of narco-terrorism.
Chapter 7
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the characteristics of terrorist training sites.
- Describe the functionality of a traveling training camp.
- Describe the topics of terrorist training.
- Identify the weapons employed by terrorists.
- Explain how terrorists put their lessons into practice.
Chapter 8
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the characteristics of mass-mediated terrorism.
- Identify terrorist goals regarding the media.
- Identify government goals regarding the media.
- Identify media goals in terrorist events.
- Explain the concept of propaganda by the deed.
- Describe aspects of the media as a showcase for terrorism.
- Explain the legal issue of the right to access.
- Describe the extent of censorship regarding terrorism.
- Explain the nature of complicity with terrorism.
Chapter 9
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the historical roots of terrorism in the United States.
- Explain the concept of domestic terrorism in the United States.
- Describe left-wing terrorism.
- Describe right-wing terrorism.
- Identify features of transnational terrorism.
Chapter 10
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the criminal aspects of terrorism.
- Identify aspects of the Laws of War.
- Describe the relationship between terrorism and piracy.
- Describe the legal safeguards for diplomatic personnel and heads of state.
- Identify international efforts to restrict internal state terrorism.
- Explain the United Nations' role in the War on Terrorism.
Chapter 11
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the turning point in the West's indifference to terrorism.
- Identify the mechanisms for response to terrorist events.
- Describe the options the U.S. has in relation to its response to terrorist events.
Chapter 12
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify legal initiatives to counter terrorism.
- Describe the intelligence initiatives available to counter terrorism.
- Explain government use of investigation and intelligence.
Chapter 13
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify facets of security against terrorism.
- Describe critical infrastructure protection.
- Identify problems connected with airport security.
- Explain the impact of the September 11 attacks on U.S. airport security.
- Identify measures taken to protect other forms of transportation.
- Identify measures taken to improve port security.
- Describe steps taken to enhance preventive security.
- Identify the costs of security from terrorism.
- Describe threat and risk assessment.
Chapter 14
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the context of the threat of weapons of mass destruction.
- Identify examples from the historical use of weapons of mass destruction.
- Describe the types of weapons of mass destruction available.
- Describe the access to and use of weapons of mass destruction.
- Identify the comparative effectiveness of WMD as a terrorist weapon.
Chapter 15
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify trends in terrorism.
- Identify facets of the war on terror.
- Explain the counterterrorism learning curve.
- Explain how states deal with weapons of mass destruction.
- Identify trends in terrorist incidents.
- Identify aspects of suicide bombing.
- Explain the threat and reality of cyberterror.