State terrorism, "weapons of mass destruction," religious extremism, and organized crime
In: The darkest sides of politics / Jeffrey M. Bale ; 2
In: Routledge studies in extremism and democracy, 38
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In: The darkest sides of politics / Jeffrey M. Bale ; 2
In: Routledge studies in extremism and democracy, 38
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In: Patterns of prejudice: a publication of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research and the American Jewish Committee, Volume 53, Issue 2, p. 219-223
ISSN: 1461-7331
In: Journal of Cold War studies, Volume 17, Issue 4, p. 179-181
ISSN: 1531-3298
In: Totalitarian movements and political religions, Volume 10, Issue 2, p. 73-96
ISSN: 1743-9647
In: Totalitarian movements and political religions, Volume 10, Issue 2, p. 69-71
ISSN: 1743-9647
In: Patterns of prejudice: a publication of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research and the American Jewish Committee, Volume 41, Issue 1, p. 45-60
ISSN: 1461-7331
In: Patterns of prejudice: a publication of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research and the American Jewish Committee, Volume 41, Issue 1, p. 45-60
ISSN: 0031-322X
In: Democracy and security, Volume 2, Issue 1, p. 27-59
ISSN: 1555-5860
In: The Middle East journal, Volume 60, Issue 1, p. 181-183
ISSN: 0026-3141
In: The Middle East journal, Volume 60, Issue 4, p. 777-788
ISSN: 0026-3141
In: Patterns of prejudice: a publication of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research and the American Jewish Committee, Volume 36, Issue 3, p. 24-49
ISSN: 0031-322X
In: Patterns of prejudice: a publication of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research and the American Jewish Committee, Volume 36, Issue 3, p. 24-49
ISSN: 0031-322X
In: Terrorism and political violence, Volume 8, Issue 1, p. 132-166
ISSN: 1556-1836
The first of two interrelated security threats is multifaceted inasmuch as it stems from a complex combination of religious, political, historical, cultural, social, and economic motivational factors caused by the growing predilection for carrying out mass casualty terrorist attacks inside the territories of "infidel" Western countries by clandestine operational cells that are inspired by, and sometimes linked to, various jihadist networks with a global agenda. The second threat is more narrowly technical: the widespread fabrication of increasingly sophisticated and destructive improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by those very same jihadist groups. These devices, if properly constructed, are capable of causing extensive human casualties and significant amounts of physical destruction within the radius of their respective blasts. These dual intersecting threats within the recent European context are examined in an effort to assess what they might portend for the future, including within the U.S. homeland. ; https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/1536/thumbnail.jpg
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This book argues that the political and security threats posed by the domestic radical right in Western countries have been consistently exaggerated since 1945. This has allowed governments to justify censoring and repressing their political opponents, including many who cannot be fairly described as being affiliated with the radical right.