No End to War: Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century

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While the destruction of the World Trade Center and the strike against the Pentagon shocked the world at large, experts on terrorism like Walter Laqueur couldn't feign complete surprise. In No End to War, Laqueur, who has devoted three decades to the study of political violence, answers the most-often raised questions about terrorism in the light of 9/11 and the still unsolved Anthrax letters. First, what constitutes terrorism What is new about the "new" terrorism Why is the Muslim world the most potent breeding ground of this new terrorism To what extent is religion itself a factor Is there a clash of civilizations between the Muslim world and the largely Christian or post-Christian West Is America at fault Israel Did European nations turn a blind eye to terrorists and their sympathizers in their midst To what extent are poverty and oppression the causes of terrorism What is the likelihood that terrorists will obtain weapons of mass destruction-chemical, biological, or nuclear Why was the United States unprepared for 9/11 Why the intelligence failure Are Islamic terrorists the only terrorists we need to fear What about other terrorists from the right of the left, ecoterrorists or anti-globalization terrorists And finally, what is the best defense against terrorism

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"'As an overview of many of the best-known terrorist campaigns of the last half-century it is detailed and clear and, more importantly, frank in demolishing some of the current misapprehensions about the causes and continuing popularity of terrorism. It is scholarly and unsensational.' Salisbury Review"

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Walter Laqueur holds the Kissinger Chair for International Security Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. He is the author of a score of books, including Terrorism,The Age of Terrorism, and The New Terrorism.