Encyclopedia of Terrorism and Organized Violence

Terrorism is neither an inevitability nor a doctrine. It is a method. A method placed in the service of the most diverse strategies and objectives. Even if attacks resemble one another, they most often respond to different ends. The fight against terrorism — or rather, terrorisms — requires a strategy adapted to each adversary, to its structures, its motivations, its strategies and its objectives. Conceived on the model of the Encyclopedia of Intelligence and Secret Services — a work that quickly established itself as the reference for professionals in the intelligence community as well as for all those interested in intelligence in the broader sense — the Encyclopedia of Terrorism and Organized Violence presents a wide panorama of the terrorist environment and constitutes an indispensable tool for anyone seeking to understand modern violence. The various terrorist or violent groups are presented in a non-partisan manner with their structures, their objectives and their strategy. The workings of terrorism, its financing methods, its operational techniques, and the articulation of networks are described in detail with the aid of organizational charts and maps, providing a comprehensive picture. Thanks to its system of cross-references, this work allows the reader to follow multiple networks and to understand their complex mechanisms in a straightforward way.