Terrorists' Target Selection [Hardcover]

The author examines the factors which influence terrorists' target selection. In particular he looks at the influence of the ideologies, strategies and tactics of terrorist groups, and describes how these are restricted by the terrorists' resources, by protective and anti-terrorist measures, by the society within which the terrorists operate, and by the nature of the terrorists and their supporters. He concludes that terrorists' target selection is often both explicable and logical.Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Terrorist Typologies Ideology Strategy Tactics Capabilities Target Protection The Security Environment External Factors Decision-making Target Selection Bibliography Index

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