Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents Volume 148: Lone Wolf Terrorists

ISBN-13: 9780190654214 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 400 str.

Douglas C. Lovelace

Opis

Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents is a series that provides primary source documents and expert commentary on various topics relating to the worldwide effort to combat terrorism, as well as efforts by the United States and other nations to protect their national security interests. Volume 148, Lone Wolf Terrorists, examines the phenomenon of the solitary domestic terrorist, analyzes the distinction between such terrorists and massmurderers who are not deemed to be terrorists, considers the motivations of violent extremists, and examines the dilemmas faced by law enforcement in preventing solitary political extremists with violent ideologies from translating their beliefs into actions. The volume is divided into three sections, providing an overview ofthe topic, an examination of strategies for prevention of such attacks, and a consideration of the Internet's role in contributing to radicalization.

O autorze

Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr., is the Director of the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College. Earlier in his military career, he worked on national security directives. He holds an MBA degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a J.D. from Widener School of Law.