Routledge Handbook of U.S. Counterterrorism and Irregular Warfare Operations

ISBN-13: 9780367758363 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 538 str.

Michael A. Sheehan; Erich Marquardt; Liam Collins

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This handbook comprises essays by leading scholars and practitioners on the topic of US counterterrorism and irregular warfare campaigns and operations around the globe.

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Introduction Liam Collins  Part I: The Threat and Regional Security Issues  1. The Evolution of Islamist Terrorism in the 20^th Century James J.F. Forest  2. The Ideology Behind Al-Qaida and the Islamic State Daniel Rudder and Chris Heffelfinger  3. The Evolution of Al-Qaida: 1988 to Present Day Seth G. Jones  4. The History of the Islamic State: From Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Brian Fishman  5. Contemporary Conflict and Political Violence in the Levant Benedetta Berti  6. Jihadi Militancy and Houthi Insurgency in Yemen Elisabeth Kendall  7. The Roots of Terrorism in North and West Africa: AQIM and Boko Haram Alice Hunt Friend  8. Al-Shabaab and the Horn of Africa Ken Menkhaus  9. The History of Terrorism in Southeast Asia Peter Chalk  10. The Taliban and the Modern History of Afghanistan Rob Johnson  11. The Modern History of Iran and the Birth of the Shia Proxy Model Alex Vatanka  12. Terrorism, Insurgency, and Criminal Insurgency in Latin America Román D. Ortiz  Part II: Operational Case Studies  13. El Salvador: Operations and Planning Assistance Training Teams and a Minimalist Approach to Counterinsurgency Cecil E. Bailey  14. Plan Colombia and the U.S. Army’s 7th Special Forces Group Kevin M. Higgins  15. The Story of the U.S. Role in the Killing of Pablo Escobar Mark Bowden  16. The Iran-Contra Affair and the Afghan Task Force: Lessons in Covert Action Jack Devine and Amanda Mattingly  17. The Horse Soldiers: Lessons from Expeditionary Unconventional Warfare Mark E. Mitchell  18. Special Operations Forces and Afghan Local Police Programs Donald C. Bolduc and Chris Hensley  19. U.S. Civilian Architecture for Stabilization and Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan (2012-2013) Keith Mines  20. Dismantling Al-Qaida in Iraq Liam Collins  21. Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines: Lessons in Special Warfare David S. Maxwell  22. Operation Serval: A Swift Intervention with a Small Footprint in Mali Michael A. Sheehan and Pascale C. Siegel  23. U.S. Counterterrorism Policy in Yemen from 2010-2020 Luke Hartig  24. Defeating the Islamic State: Special Operations Forces in Syria Anthony Messenger, Nick Lewis-Walls, Mike Parker, Bert Pedrigi and David P. Kearns  Part III: Government Instruments in Countering Terrorism and Waging Irregular Warfare  25. The Joint Terrorism Task Force: Investigating to Disrupt and Prosecute Terrorists Ali Soufan  26. Creating the NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau Michael A. Sheehan  27. The Inside Story of How the NYPD’s Intelligence Division Adapted in the Wake of 9/11 David Cohen  28. Lessons Learned from Four High Casualty Terrorist Attacks in the United States Since 9/11 Paul Cruickshank  29. Social Media Recruitment of Americans: A Case Study from the Islamic State Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens and Seamus Hughes  30. Countering Extremist Organizations in the Information Domain Joseph Mroszcyzk and Max Abrahms  31. Theater Special Operations Commands: The Combat Employment of U.S. Special Operations Forces Charles T. Cleveland and Liam Collins  32. Theater Command in Afghanistan: Taking Charge of the ‘Other War’ in 2003-2005 David W. Barno  33. America’s Drone Wars Outside of Conventional War Zones Peter Bergen and A.G. Sims  34. The United Kingdom’s Approach to Counterterrorism Robin Simcox and Hannah Stuart  Conclusion Hy Rothstein