Flashpoints in the War on Terrorism

ISBN-13: 9780415954907 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 400 str.

Derek S. Reveron; Jeffrey Stevenson Murer

Opis

This volume offers a comprehensive overview of international political violence by bringing together foreign policy experts on several regions who examine conflicts in the Fertile Crescent, the Balkans, the Post-Soviet Region, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. With cogent assessments of civil conflicts that threaten to be part of a 'global jihad', each chapter both dissects the historical roots and socio-economic causes that catalyze terrorism in those areas, as well as posits ways for the United States to meet the myriad of foreign policy challenges posed by the growing threat of contemporary international terrorism.

Spis treści

Section 1: The Near East  1. Israel-Palestine Stephen Van Evera  2. Iraq James S. Robbins  3. Kurdistan Kerrie Urosevich  Section 2: Europe and the Post-Soviet Region  4. Kosovo Susan D. Fink-Yoshihara  5. Caucasus Jeffrey Stevenson Murer  6. The Fergana Valley of Central Asia Christopher J. Fettweis  Section 3: Asia  7. Thailand Rohan Gunaratna and Arabinda Acharya  8. Indonesia Arabinda Acharya and Rohaiza Ahmad Asi  9. Kashmir Samina Raja  10. Philippines Toshi Yoshihara  11. Xinjiang Dru Gladney  Section 4: Africa  12. Trans-Saharan Arc Stephen Emerson  13. Sudan Stephen Emerson  14. Nigeria Michael F. Morris and Charles Edel  15. Conclusion: Resolving Political Conflicts Jeffrey Stevenson Murer and Derek S. Reveron

O autorze

Jeffrey Stevenson Murer is an Assistant Professor at Swarthmore College where he teaches European Politics and Modern Political Theory. Derek S. Reveron is an Associate Professor at the Naval War College, where he specializes in democratization, strategy, and intelligence. His books include: Promoting Democracy in the Post-Soviet Region and America’s Viceroys: the Military and U.S. Foreign Policy.