Terrorism: Understanding the Global Threat

Acknowledgements Introduction 1 The meaning of terrorism 2 Contemporary terrorism: the Middle East, Africa and Asia 3 Contemporary terrorism: Europe and the Americas 4 Motives for terrorism 5 Terrorism and religion 6 Fanatics and martyrs 7 Terrorist methods 8 Future types of terrorism 9 Counter-terrorism: the piecemeal approach 10 Terrorism: international efforts to deal with it Where to find out more