Teaching Terror Strategic and Tactical Learning in the Terrorist World,9780742540774

Teaching Terror Strategic and Tactical Learning in the Terrorist World

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ISBN13: 9780742540774
ISBN10: 0742540774
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-05-11
Publisher(s): Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary

In the world of terrorism, knowledge is a critical asset. Recent studies have revealed that, among international terrorists, there is a global sharing of ideas, tactics, strategies, and lessons learned. This volume explores how, where, and what these terrorists are learning, and highlights why the most lethal terrorist groups are committed to the principles of organizational learning.

Table of Contents

List of Acronyms vii
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xvii
1 Introduction
1
James JF Forest
Part I Understanding Knowledge Transfer in the Terrorist World
2 How Terrorists Learn
33(19)
Michael Kenney
3 Organizational Learning and Terrorist Groups
52(17)
Horacio R. Trujillo and Brian A. Jackson
4 Training Camps and Other Centers of Learning
69(41)
James JF Forest
5 Virtual Training Camps: Terrorists' Use of the Internet
110(23)
Gabriel Weimann
6 The Media as a Showcase for Terrorism
133(22)
Cindy C. Combs
7 The Technical Challenges of Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism
155(16)
Annette Schaper
Part II Case Studies
8 Al Qaeda's Lose and Learn Doctrine: The Trajectory from Oplan Bojinka to 9/11
171(18)
Roman Gunaratna
9 Learning to Survive: The Case of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
189(16)
R. Kim Cragin
10 Renew to Last: Innovation and Strategy of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
205(18)
Román D. Ortiz
11 The Making of the Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist
223(38)
Kumar Ramakrishna
12 Conclusion
261(12)
James JF Forest
Bibliography 273(12)
Index 285(18)
About the Contributors 303

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