How Terrorism Ends: Understanding the Decline and Demise of Terrorist Campaigns
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- THE EVOLUTION OF TERRORISM AS A STRATEGIC THREAT -- A WORD ABOUT SCOPE AND TERMS -- THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK -- CASE SELECTION -- OVERVIEW OF CHAPTERS -- CHAPTER ONE: Decapitation: Catching or Killing the Leader -- WHAT DECAPITATION MEANS -- THE ARREST OF TOP LEADERS -- Abimael Guzmán and Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) -- Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdistan Workers' Party -- Mickey McKevitt and the Real Irish Republican Army -- Shoko Asahara and Aum Shinrikyo -- ASSASSINATION OR "TARGETED KILLING -- The Philippines' Abu Sayyaf -- Russia and Chechen Leaders -- Israel's "Targeted Killings -- HOW DECAPITATION ENDS TERRORISM -- CHAPTER TWO: Negotiations: Transition toward a Legitimate Political Process -- WHY GOVERNMENTS NEGOTIATE -- WHY GROUPS NEGOTIATE -- CASE STUDIES OF NEGOTIATIONS -- The Northern Ireland Peace Process -- The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process -- The LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or Tamil Tigers) -- PROMISING AND UNPROMISING CIRCUMSTANCES FOR NEGOTIATIONS -- Stalemate -- Strong Leadership -- Sponsors -- Suicide Campaigns -- Splintering -- Spoilers -- Setting and Story -- HOW NEGOTIATIONS END TERRORISM -- CHAPTER THREE: Success: Achieving the Objective -- WHAT DOES "SUCCESS" MEAN? -- Survival -- Achievement of Objectives -- CASES OF SUCCESS -- Irgun Zvai Le'umi (Irgun or IZL) -- The African National Congress and Umkhonto -- Other Notable Cases -- HOW SUCCESS ENDS TERRORISM -- CONCLUSIONS -- CHAPTER FOUR: Failure: Imploding, Provoking a Backlash, or Becoming Marginalized -- IMPLOSION: MISTAKES, BURNOUT, AND COLLAPSE -- Failure to Pass the Cause to the Next Generation -- Infighting and Fractionalization -- Loss of Operational Control -- Accepting an Exit -- MARGINALIZATION: DIMINISHING POPULAR SUPPORT