State of the Struggle: Report on the Battle Against Global Terrorism [Paperback]

Lee Hamilton (Author), Bruce Hoffman (Author), Brian Michael Jenkins (Author)

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Publication Date: February 2007

Taking the form of a report card, this book assesses the West's progress across a wide array of counterterrorism imperatives. From ethical questions of balancing security and core values to the problems of creating viable counterterrorism coalitions to the likelihood of terrorist use of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, the report examines a wide swath of issues necessary to create workable counterterrorism strategies.

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Lee Hamilton, former representative from Indiana, is president and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He served as vice chair of the 9/11 Commission and is co-chair, along with James A. Baker, of the Iraq Study Group. Bruce Hoffman is a professor of security studies at Georgetown University's Edmund A.Walsh School of Foreign Service. Brian Michael Jenkins is senior advisor to the president of the RAND Corporation. Paul Pillar , who spent 28 years in the U.S. intelligence community, is now a visiting professor at Georgetown University. Xavier Raufer is director of studies and research in the Research Department on the Contemporary Criminal Menace and a professor at the Paris Institute of Criminology, University of Paris II. Walter Reich is the Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor of International Affairs, Ethics and Human Behavior and a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at George Washington University. Fernando Reinares is a professor of political science and security studies at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, and a senior analyst on international terrorism at the Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 123 pages
• Publisher: Council on Global Terrorism (February 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815734115
• ISBN-13: 978-0815734116
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,089,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars uneasy reading of unaddressed weaknesses, May 6, 2007

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This review is from: State of the Struggle: Report on the Battle Against Global Terrorism (Paperback)

Here is an unsettling little read, provided by the Council on Global Terrorism. It points out an increasing Islamist radicalisation. Not just in the Middle East, but also in the Muslim diaspora in the developed countries.

Topics including US homeland defense, against chemical, biological or nuclear attacks. Much has not been done. Maybe the surprise is that, as the current Administration is wont to say, there have been no terrorist attacks in the US since 2001. Not necessarily reassuring. For example, the Department of Homeland Security has yet to issue mandatory standards for chemical plants. It has been stymied in part by a lessening sense of urgency amongst many politicians and businesses. But a successful attack against a major plant in an urban region could see casualties surpassing Bhopal.

Happy reading!