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| Preface and Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: The Terrorist Threat | |
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| Terrorism Trends over the Last Three Decades | |
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| Terrorism | |
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| The Perennial Debate: What Is Terrorism? | |
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| The Meaning of "Terrorism" over Time | |
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| The Definitional Potpourri | |
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| Is Terrorism Ever Justified? | |
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| State Terror(ism) and State-Sponsored Terrorism | |
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| The Meaning of Terrorism in This Volume | |
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| Terrorism in the Global Context | |
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| The Roots of Modern Terrorism | |
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| The Post-World War II Wave | |
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| 1968: The Advent of Modern-day Terrorism | |
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| IRA and ETA: Groups That Do Not Fit the Mold | |
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| The Decline of Left-Wing Terrorism | |
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| The Rise of Catastrophic Terrorism | |
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| Terrorism in the American Context | |
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| Right-Wing Terrorism | |
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| Left-Wing Terrorism | |
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| Single-Issue or Special Interest Terrorism | |
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| After Left-Wing and Right-Wing Waves: What Next? | |
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| The Making of Terrorists: Causes, Conditions, Influences | |
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| Terrorism as a Result of Rational Choice | |
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| Terrorism as a Result of Personal Traits | |
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| Terrorism as a Result of Social Interaction | |
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| Gender Differences in Terrorism: A Myth Rather than Reality | |
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| The Lack of the Universal Terrorist Profile | |
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| The Stages Leading to Terrorism | |
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| The Roots of Terrorism: No Simple Answers | |
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| From State Sponsors to Involuntary Hosts | |
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| Iran: The Premier Model of State-Sponsored Terrorism | |
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| Other State Sponsors of Terrorism | |
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| The Case of Saudi Arabia | |
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| When Governments Reconsider Their Support for Terrorism | |
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| Failed and Failing States, and "Brown Areas" | |
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| Involuntary Host Countries | |
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| Common Thread: Goals, Targets, Tactics | |
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| Do Terrorists Achieve Their Goals? | |
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| The Selection of Targets | |
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| Terrorist Methods: From Primitive Bombs of WMD | |
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| Most Likely CBRN Weapons in the Hands of Terrorists | |
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| Organizational Structures and the Financing of Terror | |
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| When Terrorist Organizations Lose Their Leaders | |
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| The Decline or Abandonment of Terrorism | |
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| Financing Terrorism | |
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| Anti- and Counter-Terrorism | |
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| Balancing Security, Liberty, and Human Rights | |
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| The Legal Status of Enemy Combatants | |
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| Torture: The Public Debate | |
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| Torture: Decision-Makers | |
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| Military and Nonmilitary Responses | |
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| Military Responses | |
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| Nonmilitary Responses | |
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| Prevention and Preparedness | |
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| It's the Intelligence, Stupid | |
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| International Cooperation | |
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| Reorganization of Homeland Security in the United States | |
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| Reorganization of the Intelligence Community | |
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| The Media and the Public | |
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| Terrorist Propaganda and the Media | |
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| Publicity: The Universal Terrorist Goal | |
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| An Alternative View: Contemporary Terrorists Do Not Need Publicity | |
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| Terrorism and the Triangle of Communication | |
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| Media-Related Goals | |
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| Bedfellows in a Marriage of Convenience | |
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| Terrorism and the Global Media | |
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| Defending the Media | |
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| Terror and Hate in Cyberspace | |
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| Terrorists and the Newest Communications Technologies | |
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| Propaganda and Hero Worship | |
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| The Internet as a Tool to Plan Terrorist Operations | |
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| Devastating Cyberterrorism | |
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| The Web and the Retrieval of Valuable Information | |
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| Anti- and Counter-Terrorism in the News | |
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| A Model for Public Deliberation | |
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| The Media and Military Responses to Terrorism | |
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| Terrorism and the Public | |
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| Public Assessments in Terrorist Threats and the Fear Factor | |
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| Opinion Change as a Result of Terrorism | |
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| Public Attitudes on International Terrorists and Sponsor States | |
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| Public Approval of Presidents in the Face of Terrorist Crises | |
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| When Presidents "Go Public" | |
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| Anti- and Counter-terrorist Policies | |
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| Assessing Homeland Security and Preparedness | |
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| The Public Trusts Republicans More to Fight Terrorism Effectively | |
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| Security versus Civil Liberties | |
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| Terrorism and the Rational Public | |
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| The Moral Force of the Victims of Terrorism | |
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| Conclusion: Living with Terrorist Threats | |
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| The 9/11 Commission and Reform Proposal | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Major Terrorist Incidents since the Early 1970s | |
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| Incident That Deliberately Targeted Americans and/or American Interests | |
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| Incidents That Involved U.S. Victims | |
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| Incidents That Did Not Involve Americans | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |