archive

How to fight terrorism

Aaron M. Hoffman, Chris Kowal, and Jose Kaire de Francisco (Purdue): Terrorism Coverage and the Fear of Terrorism. Eric Min (Stanford): Taking Responsibility: When and Why Terrorists Claim Attacks. Ekrem Ersen Emeksiz (CUNY): The Media of Terrorism. Nick J. Sciullo (Georgia State): Unexpected Insights into Terrorism and National Security Law Through Children's Literature: Reading the Butter Battle Book as Monstrosity. From The Atlantic Monthly, Mark Bowden on the killing machines: How to think about drones; and did an 8-year-old spy for America? When U.S. allies in Yemen needed help targeting an alleged al-Qaeda operative for an American drone strike, evidence suggests they turned to one of the people closest to him. Terrorism as performance art: Brecht Savelkoul on why Karlheinz Stockhausen was right about 9/11. The first chapter from The Terrorist's Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert Organizations by Jacob N. Shapiro. How Silicon Valley powers terrorism: After a month-long investigation into extremism, Jeremy Wilson and James Cook name and shame three well-known technology firms empowering radical Islamist terrorists. Yochi Dreazen on the new terrorist training ground: While America focuses on threats from the Middle East and South Asia, Mali has become a jihadist haven. Rachel Newcomb reviews Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism by Karima Bennoune. Dane Egli and Jared McKinney on handling the unstoppable terror threat. Twelve years after 9/11, we still have no idea how to fight terrorism.