Table of Contents
Introduction
Liam Collins
Part I: The Threat and Regional Security Issues
1. The Evolution of Islamist Terrorism in the 20th Century
James J.F. Forest
2. The Ideology Behind Al-Qaida and the Islamic State
Daniel Rudder and Chris Heffelfinger
3. The Evolution of Al-Qaida: 1988 to Present Day
Seth G. Jones
4. The History of the Islamic State: From Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Brian Fishman
5. Contemporary Conflict and Political Violence in the Levant
Benedetta Berti
6. Jihadi Militancy and Houthi Insurgency in Yemen
Elisabeth Kendall
7. The Roots of Terrorism in North and West Africa: AQIM and Boko Haram
Alice Hunt Friend
8. Al-Shabaab and the Horn of Africa
Ken Menkhaus
9. The History of Terrorism in Southeast Asia
Peter Chalk
10. The Taliban and the Modern History of Afghanistan
Rob Johnson
11. The Modern History of Iran and the Birth of the Shia Proxy Model
Alex Vatanka
12. Terrorism, Insurgency, and Criminal Insurgency in Latin America
Román D. Ortiz
Part II: Operational Case Studies
13. El Salvador: Operations and Planning Assistance Training Teams and a Minimalist Approach to Counterinsurgency
Cecil E. Bailey
14. Plan Colombia and the U.S. Army’s 7th Special Forces Group
Kevin M. Higgins
15. The Story of the U.S. Role in the Killing of Pablo Escobar
Mark Bowden
16. The Iran-Contra Affair and the Afghan Task Force: Lessons in Covert Action
Jack Devine and Amanda Mattingly
17. The Horse Soldiers: Lessons from Expeditionary Unconventional Warfare
Mark E. Mitchell
18. Special Operations Forces and Afghan Local Police Programs
Donald C. Bolduc and Chris Hensley
19. U.S. Civilian Architecture for Stabilization and Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan (2012-2013)
Keith Mines
20. Dismantling Al-Qaida in Iraq
Liam Collins
21. Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines: Lessons in Special Warfare
David S. Maxwell
22. Operation Serval: A Swift Intervention with a Small Footprint in Mali
Michael A. Sheehan and Pascale C. Siegel
23. U.S. Counterterrorism Policy in Yemen from 2010-2020
Luke Hartig
24. Defeating the Islamic State: Special Operations Forces in Syria
Anthony Messenger, Nick Lewis-Walls, Mike Parker, Bert Pedrigi and David P. Kearns
Part III: Government Instruments in Countering Terrorism and Waging Irregular Warfare
25. The Joint Terrorism Task Force: Investigating to Disrupt and Prosecute Terrorists
Ali Soufan
26. Creating the NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau
Michael A. Sheehan
27. The Inside Story of How the NYPD’s Intelligence Division Adapted in the Wake of 9/11
David Cohen
28. Lessons Learned from Four High Casualty Terrorist Attacks in the United States Since 9/11
Paul Cruickshank
29. Social Media Recruitment of Americans: A Case Study from the Islamic State
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens and Seamus Hughes
30. Countering Extremist Organizations in the Information Domain
Joseph Mroszczyk and Max Abrahms
31. Theater Special Operations Commands: The Combat Employment of U.S. Special Operations Forces
Charles T. Cleveland and Liam Collins
32. Theater Command in Afghanistan: Taking Charge of the ‘Other War’ in 2003-2005
David W. Barno
33. America’s Drone Wars Outside of Conventional War Zones
Peter Bergen and A.G. Sims
34. The United Kingdom’s Approach to Counterterrorism
Robin Simcox and Hannah Stuart
Conclusion
Hy Rothstein