Monetary Costs |
Costs in Lives |
Costs in Public Opinion |
Decisions Without Data? |
Demands for Accountability |
Chapter 3: The Nature of Terrorism and Counterterrorism |
What Is Terrorism? |
What Is Transnational Terrorism? |
What Is “Islamist” Terrorism? |
What Is the War on Terrorism? |
Chapter 4: The Origins of Terrorism and Counterterrorism |
Explaining Terrorism |
Early Models: Structural Strain and Grievance |
Rational Choice and Realist Models |
Social Movement and Resource Mobilization Models |
Strategic Calculations |
Explaining Counterterrorism |
Does Force Escalate Terrorism? |
Contending Theories |
The Empirical Evidence |
Insights From the Social Movement Literature |
Contributions From the Conflict Literature |
Evidence From the Asymmetric War Literature |
The Problem of Transnational Terrorism |
Dilemmas for Governments and Terrorists |
Need for Research |