Terror: The New Theater of War Mao's Legacy: Selected Cases of Terrorism in the 20th and 21st Centuries
, by Chaplin, A.
- ISBN: 9780761826552 | 0761826556
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/16/2003
In Terror: The New Theater of War, A. Chaplin applies the guerrilla war theory of Mao Tse-Tung to explain the present phenomenon of terrorism.
| Mao and the Theoretical Foundation of the "Irregular War" | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| "Irregular War" (Terrorism) in History | p. 3 |
| Political and Psychological Aspects of "People's War" | p. 7 |
| The Stages of Irregular War | p. 10 |
| Resistance by the Entire Population | p. 14 |
| The Historical Islamic Foundations of the "Irregular War" | p. 17 |
| Notes | p. 18 |
| "Irregular War" (Terrorism or Guerrilla Warfare) in Latin America | p. 21 |
| Introduction | p. 21 |
| Zapatistas: Will They Transform Themselves into a Mainstream Political Party? | p. 27 |
| FSLN Nicaragua: Transformation of a Guerrilla Group into a Legitimate Political Party | p. 33 |
| Transformation from Guerrilla Movement to Political Party: The Case of El Salvador's FMLN | p. 36 |
| Argentina's Montoneros: Transformation from Guerrilla Group to a Legitimate Political Party | p. 39 |
| Che Guevara: His Success and Failure | p. 43 |
| Che and the Cuban Revolution | p. 44 |
| Che's Failure in Bolivia | p. 46 |
| The Failure of Revolutionary Movements in Puerto Rico | p. 48 |
| Ideological Terrorism: The Cases of the Shining Path and Tupac Amaru in Peru | p. 51 |
| Colombia: Will FARC Abandon the use of Violence? | p. 57 |
| Notes | p. 63 |
| The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Will the Political Negotiation Replace the Armed Conflict? | p. 67 |
| Introduction | p. 67 |
| Ideological and Historical Outlook and the Rising Influence of the Islamic Fundamentalism | p. 72 |
| Hamas: Jewish Conspiracy is Responsible for All Revolutions and Wars in the World | p. 78 |
| Islamic Jihad: The Liberation of Palestine Represents the Will of Allah | p. 80 |
| Hizballah: The Liquidation of Israel is a Religious Obligation | p. 84 |
| Suicide Bombers (Shaeed) | p. 86 |
| Why Did the Oslo Agreement Fail? | p. 90 |
| President Bush's 24 June 2002 Speech on the Middle East | p. 93 |
| Can There Be a Peaceful Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? | p. 94 |
| Notes | p. 99 |
| How Can We Explain the Events of 11 September 2001? | p. 103 |
| Introduction | p. 103 |
| The Soviet Union War in Afghanistan: The Consolidation and Organization of a New Type of Muslim Warrior | p. 108 |
| Islamic Bases | p. 111 |
| Dr. Zawahiri and the Islamic Failure in Egypt | p. 112 |
| The Establishment of Islamic Bases in Europe | p. 114 |
| Islamic Cells in the United States | p. 118 |
| Islamic Terrorism Directed Against the United States: The 1993 Bombing of the World Trade Center | p. 122 |
| The Bombing of the Twin American Embassies in Africa | p. 124 |
| The Bombing of USS Cole | p. 126 |
| Selected World Periodicals' Reactions to the Events of 11 September 2001 | p. 127 |
| How Can We Interpret the Events of 11 September 2001? | p. 131 |
| Can Al Qaeda Use Weapons of Mass Destruction? | p. 134 |
| How did the United States' Immigration Policies and the Flow of Money Aid Terrorist Organizations? | p. 136 |
| Notes | p. 137 |
| The Chechens Struggle Against Russia: A Nationalist Conflict Overtaken by the Islamists | p. 141 |
| Introduction | p. 141 |
| Historical Background | p. 144 |
| The Russian Chechen Conflict, Terrorism and the Hama's Syndrome | p. 148 |
| The First Chechen Russian War: The Weak Party Halted the Assault of a Superior Russian Army | p. 153 |
| The Invasion of Dagestan and Putin's War: Can There Be a Political Solution to this Conflict? | p. 155 |
| Islamic Fundamentalism and the Chechen Conflict | p. 162 |
| Notes | p. 166 |
| Conflict Between Center and Periphery: The Case of the Basque Struggle Against Spain | p. 171 |
| Introduction | p. 171 |
| Historical Background | p. 174 |
| Sabino Arana, ETA, and Basque Nationalism | p. 177 |
| The Totalitarian Nature of ETA | p. 182 |
| The Spanish "Dirty War" and GAL | p. 188 |
| The Reaction of Democratic Spain to Terrorism: "The Law of the Parties" | p. 190 |
| The Debate Between ETA and the Zapatistas | p. 193 |
| Political Proposals to End Violence | p. 195 |
| European Union and the Basque Conflict | p. 199 |
| Notes | p. 201 |
| What Lessons Can Be Learned from the Irish Conflict? | p. 205 |
| Introduction | p. 205 |
| Historical Background of the Irish Conflict | p. 208 |
| The IRA Political Structure and the Green Book | p. 211 |
| Events That Promoted the IRA's Cause | p. 214 |
| Gerry Adams and the Process of Peace | p. 218 |
| The 1998 Good Friday Agreement: Will This Accord Bring Peace to Ireland? | p. 225 |
| Problems Related to the 1998 Good Friday Accord | p. 228 |
| What Are Some of the Major Differences between IRA and ETA? | p. 231 |
| Notes | p. 235 |
| Romania's Popular War Doctrine, Dictators and the Search for Legitimacy: Are There Any Lessons That Can Be Learned from These Experiences? | p. 239 |
| Introduction | p. 239 |
| How Did the Romanians Justify Employment of the Popular War? | p. 241 |
| Romania's Defense Law: The Organization and Employment of All Material and Human Resources in Case of Invasion by a Superior Power | p. 244 |
| Romania's Civil Defense: The Patriotic Guards | p. 248 |
| Political and Psychological Factors in Romania's Concept of the Popular War | p. 249 |
| Romanian Views of Resistance and Popular War | p. 252 |
| The Fall of Dictators: The Cases of Romania's Nicolae Ceasescu and Iraq's Saddam Hussein | p. 253 |
| Will the fall of Saddam Hussein Influence the Syrian Government? | p. 255 |
| Notes | p. 258 |
| Conclusion: How Can We Win the War on Terrorism? | p. 263 |
| Notes | p. 271 |
| Index | p. 275 |
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