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The Future of Terrorism by Walter Laqueur & Christopher Wall
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The Future of Terrorism

ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and the Alt-Right

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Length 12 hours 20 minutes
Language English
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In this fascinating audiobook, an expert on terrorism and an expert on counterterrorism answer the two questions everyone is asking about the rise of terrorism today: why is this happening, and when will it end?

Since the death of bin Laden in 2011, ISIS has risen, al-Qaeda has expanded its reach, and right-wing extremists have surged in the United States for the same simple reason: terrorism works. It’s not caused by psychosis or irrationality, as the media often suggests. Instead, it’s terrifyingly logical. Violent acts produce political results.

To show why, Walter Laqueur and Christopher Wall explore the history, rationales and precepts of terrorism, from the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, through the terror campaigns by Irish and Indian nationalists, and to the Nazis and Italian Fascists.

To explain why terror is on the rise again, they show how the American invasion of Iraq created the conditions for the emergence of al-Qaeda in Iraq, part of which metastasized into ISIS, while Russia’s increasing intervention in Syria allowed both of the organizations to evolve.

The Future of Terrorism brings reason to a topic usually ruled by fear. Laqueur and Wall show the structural features behind contemporary terrorism: how bad governance abets terror; the link between poverty and terrorism; why religious terrorism is more dangerous than secular; and the nature of supposed “lone wolf” terrorists.

Fear alone provides no tools to combat the future of terrorism. This audiobook does.

WALTER LAQUEUR served as the director of the Institute of Contemporary History in London and concurrently the chairman of the International Research Council of CSIS in Washington for 30 years. He was also a professor at Georgetown University and the author of more than twenty-five books on Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. He has had articles published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and countless other newspapers worldwide. His books include The Last Days of Europe and After the Fall.

Christopher Wall is a cyber-security analyst focusing on emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, and data analytics to improve intelligence collection. He is an instructor for the Navy, teaching courses on counterterrorism and counterinsurgency.

Christopher is the co-author, with Walter Laqueur, of The Future of Terrorism.

Christopher Price is a native New Englander who has covered the Boston sports scene for the last 20-plus years, bringing insightful game stories and in-depth features to a variety of local and national media outlets. An award-winning sportswriter who has been honored by Northeastern University, New England Press Association, and the North Carolina Press Association for his work, he’s served as a contributor to ESPN.com, SI.com, WEEI.com, and Baseball America, as well as The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, The Miami Herald and The Cape Cod Times. In addition, he’s the author of “New England Patriots: The Complete Illustrated History,” as well as “Baseball by the Beach” and “The Blueprint: How the New England Patriots Beat the System to Create the Last Great NFL Superpower.” He lives outside of Boston with his wife Kate, his son Noah and their cat, Stretch.

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