Violent extremists: understanding the domestic and international terrorist threat

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Understanding Extremism -- Terrorism and Extremism -- Weapons and Tactics -- Terrorist Ideology -- Radicalization -- Organizations, Networks, and Movements -- Historic Trends and Patterns -- Threats From the Left -- Today's Hybrid Threats -- Chapter 2: Radical Islamism and the Rise of Al-Qaeda -- Islam, Islamism, and the Ideology of Al-Qaeda -- Afghan Interlude -- Birth of Al-Qaeda -- Enemies Near and Far -- Al-Qaeda Central -- Global Network -- Al-Qaeda in Iraq -- Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula -- Al-Shabab -- Al-Qaeda Cells -- Profile of an Al-Qaeda Terrorist -- Financing and Funding -- Al-Qaeda, Defeated or Dormant? -- Chapter 3: ISIS -- Origin and Evolution of ISIS -- Governing the Islamic State -- Recruits -- ISIS and the Internet -- ISIS Network -- Terrorist Attacks -- Paris and Brussels -- Turkish Attacks -- Egypt -- United Kingdom -- Spain -- A Global Network? -- The Future of ISIS -- Chapter 4: Domestic Extremism -- White Supremacy -- Ku Klux Klan -- Stormfront -- American Freedom Party -- Council of Conservative Citizens -- Identity Evropa -- The Alt-right -- Neo-Nazi -- National Socialist Movement -- Vanguard America -- Anti-Muslim -- ACT for America -- Soldiers of Odin -- Counter Jihad Coalition -- American Freedom Defense Initiative -- Christian Identity -- Militias and "Patriot" Paramilitary Groups -- Three Percenters -- Oath Keepers -- Sovereign Citizens -- Unaffiliated Extremists in Cyberspace -- Common Beliefs of Far-Right Extremists -- Profile of Far-Right Extremists -- Nexus of Extremist Ideology and Violent Action -- Terrorist Plots -- Chapter 5: Lone Wolves on the Prowl -- Traditional Lone Wolves -- Muharem Kurbegovic -- Theodore Kaczynski -- Stephen Paddock -- School Shooters -- New Lone Wolves -- Islamist Lone Wolves -- Nadal Hasan.