Routledge handbook of U.S. counterterrorism and irregular warfare operations / edited by Michael A. Sheehan, Erich Marquardt, and Liam Collins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sheehan, Michael A., editor.

Marquardt, Erich, 1980- editor.

Collins, Liam, 1970- editor.

Series:

Routledge handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Irregular warfare.

United States.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Irregular warfare--United States.

United States--Military policy.

Military policy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 509 pages) : illustrations, maps

Other Title:

Routledge handbook of United States counterterrorism and irregular warfare operations

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2022.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"This handbook comprises essays by scholars and practitioners on the topic of US counterterrorism and irregular warfare campaigns and operations around the globe. Terrorist groups have evolved substantially since 9/11, with the Islamic State often described as a pseudo-state, a terrorist group, and insurgency all at the same time. While researchers, analysts, and policymakers' understanding of terrorism has grown immensely over the past two decades, similar advancements in the understanding of counterterrorism lags. As such, this handbook explains why it is necessary to take a broader view of counterterrorism which can, and often does, include irregular warfare. The volume is divided into three thematic sections: Part I examines modern terrorism in the Islamic world, and gives an overview of the major terrorist groups from the past three decades; Part II provides a wide variety of case studies of counterterrorism and irregular warfare operations, spanning from the 1980s to the irregular warfare campaign against the Islamic State in northern Syria in 2018; Part III examines the government instruments used to combat terrorism and wage irregular warfare, such as drones, Theater Special Operations Commands, and Theater Commands"-- Provided by the publisher.

Contents:

The evolution of Islamist terrorism in the 20th century / James J.F. Forest

The ideology behind al-Qaida and the Islamic State / Daniel Rudder and Christopher Heffelfinger

The evolution of al-Qaida : 1988 to present day / Seth G. Jones

The history of the Islamic State : from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi / Brian Fishman

Contemporary conflict and political violence in the Levant / Benedetta Berti

Jihadi militancy and Houthi insurgency in Yemen / Elisabeth Kendall

The roots of terrorism in North and West Africa : AQIM and Boko Haram / Alice Hunt Friend

Al-Shabaab and the Horn of Africa / Ken Menkhaus

The history of terrorism in Southeast Asia / Peter Chalk

The Taliban and the modern history of Afghanistan / Rob Johnson

The modern history of Iran and the birth of the Shia proxy model / Alex Vatanka

Terrorism, insurgency, and criminal insurgency in Latin America / Roman D. Ortiz

El Salvador : Operations and Planning Assistance Training Teams and a minimalist approach to counterinsurgency / Cecil E. Bailey

Plan Colombia and the U.S. Army's 7th Special Forces Group / Kevin M. Higgins

The story of the U.S. role in the killing of Pablo Escobar / Mark Bowden

The Iran-Contra Affair and the Afghan Task Force : lessons in covert action / Jack Devine and Amanda Mattingly

The horse soldiers : lessons from expeditionary unconventional warfare / Mark E. Mitchell

Special Operations Forces and Afghan Local Police programs / Donald C. Bolduc and Chris Hensley

U.S. civilian architecture for stabilization and counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan (2012-2013) / Keith Mines

Dismantling al-Qaida in Iraq / Liam Collins

Operation Enduring Freedom Philippines : lessons in special warfare / David S. Maxwell

Operation Serval : a swift intervention with a small footprint in Mali / Michael A. Sheehan and Pascale C. Siegel

U.S. counterterrorism policy in Yemen from 2010-2020 / Luke Hartig

Defeating the Islamic State : Special Operations Forces in Syria / Anthony Messenger, Nick Lewis-Walls, Mike Parker, Bert Pedrigi, and David P. Kearns

The Joint Terrorism Task Force : investigating to disrupt and prosecute terrorists / Ali Soufan

Creating the NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau / Michael A. Sheehan

The inside story of how the NYPD's Intelligence Division adapted in the wake of 9/11 / David Cohen

Lessons learned from four high-casualty terrorist attacks in the United States since 9/11 / Paul Cruickshank

Social media recruitment of Americans : a case study from the Islamic State / Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens and Seamus Hughes

Countering extremist organizations in the information domain / Joseph Mroszczyk and Max Abrahms

Theater Special Operations Command : the operational employment of U.S. Special Operations Forces / Charles T. Cleveland and Liam Collins

Theater command in Afghanistan : taking charge of "The Other War" in 2003-2005 / David W. Barno

America's drone wars outside of conventional war zones / Peter Bergen and A.G. Sims

The United Kingdom's approach to counterterrorism / Robin Simcox and Hannah Stuart.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from title page (viewed October 11, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Routledge handbook of U.S. counterterrorism and irregular warfare operations

ISBN:

9781003164500

1003164501

9781000423389

1000423387

9781000423365

1000423360

OCLC:

1240828270

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.