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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1. THE GROWING THREAT OF LONE WOLF TERRORISM -- CHAPTER 2. WHO ARE THE LONE WOLVES? -- CHAPTER 3. WHY LONE WOLVES ARE SO DANGEROUS -- CHAPTER 4. WHERE ARE THE WOMEN? -- CHAPTER 5. LONE WOLF ASSASSINS -- CHAPTER 6. STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH LONE WOLF TERRORISM -- CHAPTER 7. UNCOVERING THE LESSONS LEARNED -- CHAPTER 8. A LOOK TOWARD THE FUTURE -- CONCLUSION -- PHOTO INSERT -- APPENDIX: DEFINING LONE WOLF TERRORISM -- NOTES -- INDEX.

Counterterrorism efforts in the United States focus largely on a combination of offensive actions against terrorists abroad and defense of the U.S. homeland and U.S. and allied interests worldwide. This paper provides a framework for conceiving another necessary component of the struggle, the influence component. Classic deterrence is but one influence among many. This paper recommends approaching the issue as a "system problem" in which the many different components of terrorist organizations are considered and appropriate influences applied accordingly. The influences discussed range from various forms of coercion to the competition of ideas.

Introduction -- A Brief History of Americans Leaving to Fight Abroad -- Diverse Reasons for Joining Jihad -- Profile of the Travelers -- Comparing Those Who Traveled Before 2012 with Those Who Traveled in 2012 or Later -- Comparing Homegrown Plotters with Travelers -- The Threat Posed by Returning Travelers -- Statistical Profile of the Combined Population of Travelers and Plotters -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Traveler Data Set -- Appendix B: Additional Plotters Since the 2017 Analysis.

While security budgets shrink, passenger loads grow, and hostility towards security procedures increases, terrorist groups such as al Qaeda remain obsessed with attacking airplanes. In the face of these challenges and real, innovative threats, the author proposes a mechanism for conducting an independent re-examination of the strategy behind current aviation security policies and procedures--before disaster strikes