Overview
Examines the actors, strategies and tactics of Islamist terrorism and transnational organized crime
Helps readers understand the ideologies, forms of cooperation, and technological means used in new forms of terrorism
Offers professional insights from national and international security services
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
In light of asymmetrical security threats in western democracies as well as in conflict regions, this timely book examines the actors, strategies and tactics of Islamist terrorism and transnational organized crime around the globe. The authors develop an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the ideologies, forms of cooperation, and technological means used in new forms of terrorism.
The book starts with an empirical analysis of the new Jihadism as a global Islamist theology and strategy. Furthermore, it investigates the interaction, cooperation and fusion of transnational organized crime and Islamist terrorism and highlights new communication technologies as vital tools for terrorism. Lastly, the book provides an analysis of asymmetrical strategies and tactics used by terrorist organisations, and of low-level terrorism. As such, it will appeal to all political scientists and criminologists studying terrorism, as well as to professionals at various national and international security services.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Stefan Goertz is an Assistant Professor at the University of the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei). His deployments abroad as officer of the German Armed Forces took him to Bosnia and Lebanon. He obtained his Bachelor and Master degrees in Political Science and a PhD in Security Studies and International Relations. He has published more than 100 scientific articles and nine books, making him one of the current German “experts” in the areas of Islamism, Salafism and Jihadism in Germany.
Alexander E. Streitparth is a Staff Officer at the German Armed Forces Operational Communications Centre (Zentrum Operative Kommunikation der Bundeswehr). His deployments abroad took him to the Kosovo and Afghanistan where he worked in the fields of target audience analysis, psychological operations and media advisory. Before joining the army, he was a reserve officer and managing partner of a management and public affairs consultancy. He completed a Master’s degree in Political Science and Modern History in Freiburg in Breisgau, Germany, followed by a Master of Business Administration in Public Affairs and Leadership in Berlin.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The New Terrorism
Book Subtitle: Actors, Strategies and Tactics
Authors: Stefan Goertz, Alexander E. Streitparth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14592-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-14591-0Published: 22 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-14592-7Published: 07 May 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 139
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Terrorism and Political Violence, Terrorism, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law, International Security Studies, Organized Crime