Terrornomics

In this invaluable collection of original essays ...Terrornomics analyses and proposes methods of restricting the flow of funds to terrorist organisations, especially those supporting Islamic fundamentalists. This volume is wide ranging, up-to-date and treats the subject with insight and sensitivity. It is a significant source for graduate and undergraduate courses and also will aid policymakers in understanding the dynamics of terrorist funding. The book is a vital addition to the terrorism bookshelf. Alan O'Day, Greyfriars Hall, University of Oxford , UK Today, no single issue dominates the global political landscape as much as terrorism. Aware of their unique position in the newly unipolar world, terrorist leaders-Osama bin Laden foremost among them-have articulated that economic warfare is a key component of the new terrorist agenda. Governments have accentuated the role of economic tools in their counter-terrorism policies while maintaining emphasis on the application of military force, or hard power, even though such tools often prove unnecessarily blunt, or in some cases are sorely inadequate. Given the complexity of the global threat posed by modern trans-national terrorist groups, combating terrorism with a mix of hard and soft power is more important than ever. The need for nuanced management and a full complement of choices in the policy toolkit is a pressing concern. Terrornomics is an invaluable new book for graduate and undergraduate courses in terrorism studies that bull; Brings together contributions from renowned international scholars and practitioners from a variety of disciplines bull; Provides a multifaceted view of contemporary financial counterterrorism and terrorist funding efforts bull; Employs key concepts, terms, case studies and policy recommendations to advance the reader's understanding of the threats and possible courses of action. Terrornomics helps policy makers and students of the complex phenomenon known as terrorism grasp the critical financial and economic issues, while providing potential counterterrorist strategies. Contents: Foreword, Brig. Gen. (ret.) Russell D. Howard; Introduction to terrornomics, Sean S. Costigan; The evolution of terrorist financing since 9/11: how the new generation of jihadists fund themselves, Loretta Napoleoni; Institutionalized responses to 9/11, Rico Carisch; Using sanctions to fight terrorism, Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Thomas Moll; Substantiating the nexus between diaspora groups and the financing of terrorism, Michel Hess; An analysis of the role of Iranian diaspora in the financial support system of the mujahedin-e khalq, Mark Edmond Clark; Funding evil: how terrorism is financed: the nexus of terrorist and criminal organizations, Rachel Ehrenfeld; Free trade and terrorism, Katherine Barbieri and Swapna Pathak; Terrorists and the internet: crashing or cashing in?, Sean S. Costigan; The brittle superpower, Stephen E. Flynn; Arms and terrorism: tracing the links, William D. Hartung and Frida Berrigan; The United States, small arms and terrorism: a case study, Rachel Stohl; Preventing terrorist best practices from going mass market: a case study of suicide attacks 'crossing the chasm', Rockford Weitz and Stacy Reiter Neal; Glossary; Index. About the Author: Sean S. Costigan is Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich, Switzerland. David Gold is Associate Professor of International Affairs at GPIA, The New School, USA.