Terrorism is a complex phenomenon that cannot be understood through reading of a number of unrelated academic articles or a dry overview of the history of terrorism or the investigative techniques.

"Terrorism is a complex phenomenon that cannot be understood through reading of a number of unrelated academic articles or a dry overview of the history of terrorism or the investigative techniques.For A New Understanding of Terrorism, the Editors have chosen a different paradigm. They have selected numerous case studies from actual events that illustrate various typologies of terrorist actions, be it from a separatist, nationalist, lone-wolf individual terrorist, religious fanatics or environmentalist orientation, and they present these cases within the context of following the trajectories of the terrorist activity, the terrorist act itself and, the response to the event from the relevant authorities.Some chapters concentrate on terrorist attacks that actually took place, others speculate about the possibilities of an attack occurring sometime in the future, such as the chapters on the Olympic Games, Aviation or Rail Security. When possibilities rather than a specific event are discussed, the authors of these chapters draw the attention of the reader towards the same direction-the reasoning, the actual event and the response that followed.The thorough analysis of the presented case studies and the applied counter-measures will, hopefully, if not curtail then possibly at least mitigate the operational and ideological strength of terrorist groups or individual actors.A New Understanding of Terrorism will enable the reader to make the connection between the emotional charge inherent in any terrorist activity, the cold-blooded tactics that lead to the terrorist event itself and the pragmatic and very straightforward, but at the same time very simplistically designed, strategic response that has to come from a synergy between academics, military and law enforcement brainstorming design in order to be more effective in the future.ABOUT THE EDITORS:M.R. (Maki) Haberfeld is a Professor of Police Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. She has worked for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in the New York Field Office, as a special consultant. Prior to that she has served in a counter-terrorist unit in the Israeli Defense Forces and she left the army at the rank of Sergeant. She was also a lieutenant in the Israel National Police. For the past eight years, Dr. Haberfeld has been involved in developing, coordinating and teaching in a special training program for the New York City Police Department, where she teaches courses in police ethics, leadership and counter-terrorism. She was also an Academic Coordinator of the Law Enforcement Executive Police Institute for the State of New York, where she taught modules on counter-terrorism response.Agostino von Hassell is the president of The Repton Group LLC, a New York City based consulting group that deals mostly with national security issues. He has written numerous political and historical articles and is the author of two major military histories, Warriors: The United States Marine Corps and Strike Force: Marine Corps Special Operations. In 2003, he published a pictorial portrait of the United States-In Honor of America. He has taught as an adjunct professor in the graduate program of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, teaching members of the New York City Police Department in subjects such as counter-terrorism and leadership. He is a life member of the United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents, the National Defense Industry Association, the Association of Former Intelligence Officers and the Authors' Guild."

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsToday's Terrorism - Introduction and Analysis: The Have Nots versus the HavesM.R. HaberfeldProper Proactive Training to Terrorist Presence and Operations in Friendly Urban EnvironmentsM.R. Haberfeld and Agostino von HassellWaco: A Review of Response by Law EnforcementMeredith L. Patten and Amanda S. TwilligerThe Solo Crusader: Theodore Kaczynski and Timothy McVeighTonya M. DeSa and Kevin E. McCarthyIt Happened Here: Biological Terrorism in the United StatesScott G. WhiteWhen Radical Becomes Terrorist: Law Enforcement and Eco SabotageKirsten ChristiansenSeptember 11th Terrorist Attacks Against the United States and the Law Enforcement ResponseJon M. ShaneAviation Security in the Face of TragedyCourtney HoughamMaritime Security: Case Studies in TerrorismBrian A. MauleRail Transport SecurityCharles A. Lieberman and Rebecca BuchtSecuring the Gold: Olympic Security from the Counter-Terrorist PerspectiveAlbert Gamarra1995 Tokyo Subway Attack: Aum Shinrikyo CaseJi Hyon Kang2005 London BombingsCharles A. Lieberman and Serguei CheloukhineReforming Power Structures: Russian Counter-Terrorism Response to BeslanSerguei Cheloukhine and Charles A. LiebermanBeirut 1983: Have We Learned This LessonAgostino von HassellLost in Transition: Khobar Towers and the Ambiguities of Terrorism in the1990sStaci Strobl and Jon R. LindsayThe Siege in Mumbai: A Controversial Attack Aided by TechnologyWilliam LaRaia and Michael C. WalkerConclusion- A New Understanding of Counter-Terrorist/m Response?M.R. HaberfeldIndex