By Philip Seib, Dana M. Janbek
International Terrorism and New Media conscientiously examines the content material of terrorist web pages and extremist tv programming to supply a finished examine how terrorist teams use new media today.
Based in part on a content material research of dialogue forums and boards, the authors proportion their findings on how terrorism 1.0 is migrating to 2.0 the place the interactive nature of latest media is used to construct digital association and group. even if the artistic use of social networking instruments corresponding to fb may well develop the succeed in of terrorist teams, the impression in their use of latest media is still doubtful. The publication can pay specific recognition to terrorist media efforts directed at ladies and youngsters, that are facts of the long term method that a few terrorist organisations have followed, and the connection among terrorists’ media presence and genuine terrorist task. This quantity additionally seems on the way forward for terrorism on-line and analyzes classes discovered from counterterrorism strategies.
This ebook should be of a lot curiosity to scholars of terrorism stories, media and verbal exchange experiences, safeguard experiences and political science.
Reviews:
'This e-book is very urged for college students of terrorism and people who desire to extend their wisdom of publicly on hand extremist concept and attainable recommendations to its propagation.' - Maj. Charles Jack, Centre of Excellence Defence opposed to Terrorism e-newsletter, April-May-June 2012
'Philip Seib and Dana Janbek dissect the main dramatically replaced environmental function that today’s terrorists take advantage of for propaganda, recruitment, details, and the growth in their foreign succeed in: the hot international media and communique structures and the way they've got formed the conversation ideas of terrorist companies, so much of all Al Qaeda and like-minded teams. whereas a necessary source for college kids of terrorism and counterterrorism, the e-book is obtainable for basic readers besides. i like to recommend it highly.' - Brigitte Nacos, Columbia University
'This ebook is a must-read for students and scholars of terrorism and counterterrorism reports, media and conversation reports, in addition to army and govt officers who've the accountability of holding their nation secure from terrorists.' - Terrorism and Political Violence, 23(2)
'Global Terrorism and New Media is an interesting learn and of profit to a person excited by terror prevention, safeguard reports, or political science.' - Ben Rothke, protection Management
'The power of this booklet lies in its thorough research, description, and examples to help its claims. The authors do a good task of delivering a "no non-sense" interpretation of the idea that of latest terrorism [...] This ebook is a needs to learn for students and scholars of terrorism and counterterrorism stories, media and conversation reviews, in addition to army and govt officers who've the accountability of protecting their kingdom secure from terrorists.' - Terrorism and Political Violence, quantity 23, factor 2 April 2011 , 314
'Global Terrorism and New Media is an interesting learn and of profit to an individual all in favour of terror prevention, safeguard reviews, or political science.' - Ben Rothke, protection administration online
"A complete account of the way terrorist teams use the Internet’s new media via reading the content material in their web pages, together with their extremist tv programs." - Joshua Sinai, ‘Terrorism Bookshelf: best a hundred and fifty Books on Terrorism and Counterterrorism’, views on Terrorism, Vol. 6, No. 2 (2012)
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36 This “university” offers a range of educational aids that reflect Al Qaeda strategist Abu Mus’ab al-Suri’s theory that training should be a global enterprise. ”37 Al-Suri’s position, however, has not been uniformly embraced within Al Qaeda. ”38 But even if lacking organization from above, this resource bank provides plenty of information that can lead to lethal results. Perhaps the best-known of the online handbooks is the Encyclopedia for the Preparation of Jihad, which was first created during the 1979–89 Afghan-Soviet war.
The Al Shabab announcement said in part: In light of the media blackout on the affairs and the victories of the jihad fighters, and the brutal attacks on their reputation … it has become imperative to form media companies affiliated with the jihad and mujahideen. 34 As Al Qaeda’s global connections have grown, As Sahab has been supplemented by Al Fajr (The Dawn), which distributes online products to Webmasters around the world. Content has come from Al Qaeda affiliates in Iraq, High tech terror: Al Qaeda and beyond 33 Yemen, Somalia, and North Africa, as well as from the Taliban and other such groups.
Because large states were so powerful, they also had more to lose. They could be deterred. Now threats can emerge quickly. 2 24 High tech terror: Al Qaeda and beyond This point underscores that the shift from both the strategic capabilities and the mentality used in fighting the twentieth century’s wars has been awkward. The United States and other major powers had become muscle-bound—able to deter and, presumably, crush opponents of nearly equal stature, but unable to adapt to the pinpoint microwarfare needed in dealing with terrorists.
