| Preface | p. iv |
| Topic Guide | p. x |
| Internet References | p. xii |
| The Concept of Terrorism | |
| Unit Overview | p. xiv |
| An Essay on Terrorism, American Diplomacy, August 19, 2003 | p. 2 |
| Terror as a Strategy of Psychological Warfare, The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism, July 15, 2002 | p. 5 |
| The Origins of the New Terrorism, Parameters, Spring 2004 | p. 9 |
| Causes of Terrorism | |
| Unit Overview | p. 16 |
| Ghosts of Our Past, AARP Modern Maturity, January/February 2002 | p. 18 |
| Understanding the Terrorist Mind-Set, The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, July 2003 | p. 22 |
| The Making of a Suicide Bomber: What Drives Someone to Kill Themselves While Killing Others?, New Scientist, May 15, 2004 | p. 25 |
| Tactics of Terrorism | |
| Unit Overview | p. 28 |
| The Terrorist Notebooks, Foreign Policy, March/April 2003 | p. 30 |
| Inside Al-Qaeda's Hard Drive, The Atlantic Monthly, September 2004 | p. 40 |
| Multibillion $ Illicit Drugs Sales Fuel Terror Offensive, The Middle East, November 2004 | p. 50 |
| State-Sponsored Terrorism | |
| Unit Overview | p. 52 |
| Iran: Confronting Terrorism, The Washington Quarterly, Autumn 2003 | p. 54 |
| Tracking Terror Through Africa: Mugabe, Qaddafi, and Al-Qaeda, The National Interest, Spring 2004 | p. 62 |
| International Terrorism | |
| Unit Overview | p. 70 |
| Extremist Groups in Egypt, Terrorism and Political Violence, Summer 2002 | p. 72 |
| Colombia and the United States: From Counternarcotics to Counterterrorism, Current History, February 2003 | p. 86 |
| Did Terrorism Sway Spain's Election? Current History, November 2004 | p. 94 |
| Terrorism in America | |
| Unit Overview | p. 100 |
| Homegrown Terror, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, November/December 2004 | p. 102 |
| Bomber Offers Guilty Pleas, and Defiance, The New York Times, April 14, 2005 | p. 109 |
| Due Process for Terrorists?, The Case for a Federal Terrorism Court, The Weekly Standard, January 12, 2004 | p. 111 |
| Terrorism and the Media | |
| Unit Overview | p. 114 |
| Terrorism as Breaking News: Attack on America, Political Science Quarterly, Spring 2003 | p. 116 |
| Language, Symbols, and Media, Society, November/December 2004 | p. 132 |
| Supplying Terrorists the 'Oxygen of Publicity', Insight, July 15, 2002 | p. 138 |
| Terrorism and Religion | |
| Unit Overview | p. 140 |
| Holy Orders: Religious Opposition to Modern States, Harvard International Review, Winter 2004 | p. 142 |
| Was the Northern Ireland Conflict Religious?, Journal of Contemporary Religion, 2005 | p. 146 |
| Women and Terrorism | |
| Unit Overview | p. 156 |
| The Unexpected Face of Terrorism, This is the Northeast, January 31, 2002 | p. 158 |
| Explosive Baggage: Female Palestinian Suicide Bombers and the Rhetoric of Emotion, Women and Language, Fall 2004 | p. 160 |
| Cross-Regional Trends in Female Terrorism, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 2003 | p. 170 |
| Countering Terrorism | |
| Unit Overview | p. 186 |
| Counterterrorism, Brookings Review, Summer 2002 | p. 189 |
| Same War, Different Views: Germany, Japan and the War on Terrorism, Current History, December 2002 | p. 193 |
| Future Threats | |
| Unit Overview | p. 200 |
| The Next Threat, Forbes, September 20, 2004 | p. 202 |
| The Threat, The National Journal, April 16, 2005 | p. 205 |
| Trends and Projections | |
| Unit Overview | p. 212 |
| The Rise of Complex Terrorism, Foreign Policy, January/February 2002 | p. 214 |
| The Changing Face of Al Qaeda and the Global War on Terrorism, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 2004 | p. 221 |
| The Terrorism to Come, Policy Review, August/September 2004 | p. 229 |
| Index | p. 237 |
| Test Your Knowledge Form | p. 240 |
| Article Rating Form | p. 241 |
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