Effectively Countering Terrorism: The Challenges of Prevention, Preparedness and Response

by Michael Bauer

Since September 11, 2001, the pressure on Al Qaeda has increased. Training sanctuaries and havens have been eliminated, and numerous fighters of the organisation have been killed, captured or are in hiding. Today, Al Qaeda can be understood -- according to many analysts -- much more as an ideological platform than an operative terror organisation: Bin Laden and al-Zawahiri cannot provide tactical leadership. But they pose a new, more virtual threat...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845193032
• ISBN13: 9781845193034
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"