The challenge of terrorism in Asia and the Pacific : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific and the Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, October 29, 2003.

The Handbook of Terrorism in the Asia-Pacific provides a historical overview of terrorism in the Asia-Pacific, the evolution of threat, and the present threat faced by countries with the rise of the Islamic State (IS). This is a concise and readable handbook which examines the origins of the current wave of terrorism across countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Northeast Asia and the Pacific, and identifies emerging trends and new forms of terror that have altered the landscape and rendered the region increasingly vulnerable to asymmetric attacks. Comprising of more than 20 chapters, this handbook will be a useful source of reference for undergraduate and graduate students focused on understanding the causes of terrorism and insurgency in the Asia-Pacific.

"Since September 11, 2001, our newspapers have been filled with the ""war on terror""; our governments have mobilized their resources for ""homeland security""; and people everywhere are braced for more terrorist attacks. Yet while the new threat is genuine, w"

Witnesses: J. Cofer Black, Ambassador-at-Large & Coordinator for Counter-terrorism, Dept. of State; Christina B. Rocca, Assist. Sec. of State for South Asian Affairs; Matthew Daley, Deputy Assist. Sec. of State, Bureau of East Asian & Pacific Affairs; Zachary Abuza, Assist. Prof. of Political Science & International Relations, Simmons College; Timothy Hoyt, Assoc. Prof. of Strategy & Policy, U.S. Naval War College; B. Raman, Former Head of Counter-terrorism at the Research & Analysis Wing, India's External Intelligence Agency & Former Member of the Nat. Security Advisory Board of the Government of India; & Robert Oakley, Fellow, Institute for Nat. Strategic Studies, Nat. Defense Univ.

"This collection of essays provides readers with specialist knowledge of terrorist organizations, their modus operandi and the threat they pose." "It helps the reader to look at the multidimensional character of terrorism as well as the general and specific responses of regional states."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved