Terrorism and counterintelligence
Subtitle: how terrorist groups elude detection
By: Blake W. Mobley
Series: Columbia studies in terrorism and irregular warfare
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780231158763; 9780231528092
Subjects: Intelligence service; Criminal methods; Terrorism; Prevention; Terrorists
Description: "A key component of Mobley's approach is to identify and keep close watch on areas that often exhibit weakness. While some counterintelligence pathologies occur more frequently among certain terrorist groups, destructive bureaucratic tendencies, such as mistrust and paranoia, pervade all organizations. Through detailed case studies, Mobley shows how to recognize and capitalize on these shortcomings within a group's organizational structure, popular support, and controlled territory, and he describes the tradeoffs terrorist leaders make to maintain cohesion and power. He ultimately shows that no group can achieve perfect secrecy while functioning effectively and that every adaptation or new advantage supposedly attained by these groups also produces new vulnerabilities."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The Provisional Irish Republican Army; title: Fatah and Black September; title: Al Qa'ida; title: The Egyptian Islamic Group; title: Failure in embryonic terrorist groups; title: Terrorism and counterintelligence.