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Western foreign fighters : the threat to homeland and international security / Phil Gurski.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gurski, Phil, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorists--Recruiting--Western countries.
- Terrorists.
- Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Terrorism.
- Terrorism--Prevention.
- Security, International.
- Terrorists--Recruiting.
- Western countries.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 173 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: Foreign Fighters as a Security Issue 1
- Structure of the Book 4
- Notes 5
- 2 Why War? 7
- Chapter Abstract 8
- What Is War? 8
- Why War? 12
- War and Terrorism 14
- The Role of Ideology 16
- The Quran 18
- The Hadiths 20
- Islamic State 21
- Dabiq 21
- Summary 23
- Notes 24
- 3 The Decision to Volunteer for War 25
- The Glory of War 25
- Chapter Abstract 25
- Cautionary Note 26
- Sanctioned Wars: Canada and the United States at War 26
- War Post-9/11 33
- Unsanctioned Wars 34
- Do Returning Veterans Pose a Threat to Their Home Countries? 53
- Summary 54
- Notes 55
- 4 Foreign Actors in Violent Jihad 63
- Chapter Abstract 64
- Why Compare Soldiers to Terrorists? 64
- The Nature of the Phenomenon 64
- Historical Antecedents 65
- Scope of the Problem 67
- Who Is Going? 68
- Motivations 69
- The Ummah at Risk 71
- Hijrah/Disgust with the West 73
- Desire to Help 76
- Anti-Shia/Anti-Assad 78
- Lure of the Caliphate 80
- Apocalypse 83
- Miscellaneous Factors 84
- Religion as a Motivator 85
- Why Are Some People Coming Back? 86
- Parallels with Child Soldiers? 86
- Summary 87
- Notes 88
- 5 Women and Jihad 93
- Chapter Abstract 93
- Women in Battle 93
- Women in Terrorist Groups 94
- Women and War in Islam 94
- Women and IS 96
- The Khanssaa Brigade 100
- Summary 100
- Notes 101
- 6 Returning Foreign Fighters and the Threat They Pose 105
- Chapter Abstract 105
- What Do We Know? 105
- The Threat Before Travel 106
- The Threat During Travel 107
- After They Return 108
- Summary 110
- Notes 111
- 7 Evaluating and Countering the Threat Posed by Returning Fighters 113
- The Radicalizer 113
- Chapter Abstract 114
- Important Note 114
- High-Risk Traveler (HRT) Program 114
- Before Travel 115
- Early Intervention/Counter-radicalization 116
- Investigation and Monitoring 116
- Arrest/Peace Bond 118
- Banning Travel to Conflict Zones 120
- Passport Seizure 120
- Doing Nothing? 121
- After Travel 122
- Rehabilitation/Deradicalization 128
- Summary 129
- Notes 129
- 8 Conclusion: The Road to Damascus 135
- Chapter Abstract 135
- What Will the Future Hold? 135
- Notes 138.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Gurski, Phil, author. Western foreign fighters
- ISBN:
- 9781442273795
- 1442273798
- 9781442273801
- 1442273801
- OCLC:
- 957133605
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