What Terrorists Want
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"What Terrorists Want" is a scholarly book by Louise Richardson that analyzes the motivations, strategies, and objectives of terrorist groups in order to inform more effective counterterrorism policies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| What Terrorists Want canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
book
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | inform more effective counterterrorism policies ⓘ |
| argues |
overreaction by states can aid terrorist objectives
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understanding terrorists as rational actors improves policy responses ⓘ |
| author | Louise Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
historical cases of terrorism
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modern terrorist movements ⓘ state responses to terrorism ⓘ |
| field |
international relations
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security policy analysis ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
motivations of terrorist groups
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objectives of terrorist groups ⓘ strategies of terrorist organizations ⓘ |
| genre |
political science
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security studies ⓘ terrorism studies ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | comparative analysis of different terrorist movements ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
civil liberties and security trade-offs
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counterinsurgency ⓘ nationalist and separatist terrorism ⓘ religiously motivated terrorism ⓘ suicide terrorism ⓘ |
| includesCaseStudiesOf |
Irish Republican Army
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Palestinian militant groups NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Qaeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
academics
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general readers interested in terrorism ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
counterterrorism policy
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terrorism ⓘ terrorist motivations ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of purely military responses to terrorism
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emphasis on understanding terrorists’ political goals ⓘ integration of academic research with policy recommendations ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 304 ⓘ |
| proposes |
addressing root causes of terrorism
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distinguishing between different types of terrorist groups ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Random House
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Random House Trade Paperbacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
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