Schneider B The Worlds Most Threatening Terrorist Networks Criminal Gangs 2009

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Terrorist organizations and international criminal networks pose an increasing danger to the world. This book looks at diverse groups from Al Qaeda to Mexican drug cartels and includes a chapter on terrorist WMD threats. This look at sub-state rivals is recommended to all serious students of international security.
Broader non-state actor issues
Suicide terrorism: are there important counterterrorist lessons to be learned? / James E. Winkates
Al Qaeda's modus operandi: anticipating their target selection / Barry R. Schneider
Political Islam and radical Islam: the cases of Pakistan and Bangladesh / Stephen F. Burgess
"Like glitter of the sun": Iran and terrorism / Gregory F. Giles
Terrorist use of WMD / James J.F. Forest
Specific non-state actor groups
Hezbollah: a state within a state / Michael T. Kindt
Hamas: the Islamic resistance movement / Jerrold M. Post
Al Qaeda 2.0 and the global Salafi jihad / Jerrold M. Post
Jemaah Islamiyah remains active and deadly / James C. "Chris" Whitmire
The Mexican drug cartels: at war for control of the U.S.-Mexico border / Dario E. Teicher
Revolutionary armed forces of Colombia (FARC) / Jerrold M. Post
Mara Salvatrucha: a threat to U.S. and Central American security / Tina S. Strickland