| Flashpoints in the War on Terrorism Contributor(s): Reveron, Derek S. (Author), Murer, Jeffrey Stevenson (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415954908 ISBN-13: 9780415954907 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: The future security environment has been forecast in terms of nation-state clashes over natural resources, modernization, and culture. Yet America's security interests are more directly affected by the intractable tension between Muslims and non-Muslims within six specific regions: the Fertile Crescent, Balkans, Post-Soviet Region, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. These clashes have led to extreme violence and fuel terrorism not only within those regions, but globally. The National Intelligence Council forecasts within the next 15 years "weak governments, lagging economies, religious extremism, and youth bulges will align to create a perfect storm for internal conflict in certain regions." "Flashpoints in the War on Terrorism "illuminates the root causes of these crises and offers policy recommendations to prevent the coming storm. Countering grass-roots extremism is necessary to ameliorate conflict. However, foreign jihadists are ready to fight anywhere they believe Muslim lands are under attack. Thus it is important to understand the relationship between internal and external actors and domestic and foreign interests. To be successful, the United States must secure lasting peace and economic development in these regional flashpoints, which are primarily characterized in religious terms. By bringing together experts on each region, this book traces the historical roots of these conflicts, the impact of colonial powers imposing artificial boundaries on populations, how modernization transformed these conflicts by making them more deadly, and their link to the ideology of Political Islamic terrorism. Ultimately, "Flashpoints in the War on" "Terrorism"prioritizes US foreign policy challenges by identifying critical hot spots that stoke the fire of international terrorism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | Terrorism - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 363.325 |
| LCCN: 2006008011 |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.28" W x 9.12" (1.45 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume offers a comprehensive overview of international political violence by bringing together foreign policy experts on several regions who examine conflicts in the Fertile Crescent, the Balkans, the Post-Soviet Region, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. With cogent assessments of civil conflicts that threaten to be part of a 'global jihad', each chapter both dissects the historical roots and socio-economic causes that catalyze terrorism in those areas, as well as posits ways for the United States to meet the myriad of foreign policy challenges posed by the growing threat of contemporary international terrorism. |