Assessing the War on Terror: Western and Middle Eastern Perspectives PDF
Preview Assessing the War on Terror: Western and Middle Eastern Perspectives
“This impressive work demonstrates that the Global War On Terror (GWOT) is both ineffective and inhumane, and that there are better, more ethical ways to deal with political violence. Especially praiseworthy is the variety of voices the book contains: prominent academics and activists, as well as victims. It should be required reading for anyone seeking a critical understanding of our present dilemma.” Charles Lindholm, Boston University, USA “This is a timely work that combines insight with style. It offers a fine example of engaged scholarship. It is a book well worth reading!” Stephen Eric Bronner, Rutgers University, USA Assessing the War on Terror This volume is a collection of articles that critically examine the efficacy, ethics, and impact of the War on Terror as it has evolved since 9/11. During the decade and a half of the Global War on Terror (GWOT), numer- ous books have considered the political, psychosocial, and economic impacts of terrorism. However, there has been little systematic effort to examine the effectiveness of the GWOT in achieving its goals. Furthermore, there is virtu- ally nothing that presents a comparative analysis of the GWOT by the people most directly affected by it—citizens and scholars from conflict zones in the Middle East. There is, therefore, great need for a book that analyzes the strat- egies, tactics, and outcomes of the GWOT and that also presents facts and ideas that are missing or underrepresented in the dominant public narratives. The contributions in this volume were chosen to specifically address this need. In doing so, it uniquely provides not only Western perspectives of the GWOT, but also importantly includes perspectives from the Middle East and those most directly affected by it, including contributions from scholars and policy makers. Overall, the contributions demonstrate how views differ based on geo- graphical location, and how views have changed during the course of the still- evolving War on Terror. The book will be of much interest to students and scholars of terrorism and counter- terrorism, foreign policy, Middle Eastern politics, security studies and IR, as well as policy makers. Charles Webel is the Delp-W ilkinson Chair and Professor of Peace Studies at Chapman University, USA, and Professor of International Economic Relations at the University of New York in Prague, Czech Republic. He is author/editor of eights books, including Terror, Terrorism, and the Human Condition (2007) and Peace and Conflict Studies, 3rd edition (with D. Barash, 2014). Mark Tomass is an economist and instructor at Harvard University, USA, and author of The Religious Roots of the Syrian Conflict: The Remaking of the Fertile Crescent (2016). Contemporary Terrorism Studies Conducting Terrorism Field Social Networks, Terrorism and Research Counter- Terrorism A Guide Radical and Connected Edited by Adam Dolnik Edited by Martin Bouchard US–UK Counter- Terrorism Understanding Lone Actor after 9/11 Terrorism A Qualitative Approach Past Experience, Future Outlook, and Edgar B. Tembo Response Strategies Edited by Michael Fredholm Transforming Violent Political Movements Hamas, Popular Support and War Rebels Today, What Tomorrow? in the Middle East Kevin Grisham Insurgency in the Holy Land Richard Davis Radicalization in Western Europe Integration, Public Discourse and Social Movement De-R adicalisation Loss of Identity among Muslim and the Decline of Terrorism Communities The Morphogenesis of the Irish Carolin Goerzig and Republican Movement Khaled Al-H ashimi Gordon Clubb Putting Terrorism in Context Understanding Deradicalization Lessons from the Global Terrorism Methods, Tools and Programs for Database Countering Violent Extremism Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan and Daniel Koehler Erin Miller Assessing the War on Terror Al Qaeda’s Global Crisis Western and Middle Eastern The Islamic State, Takfir, and the Perspectives Genocide of Muslims Edited by Charles Webel and V. G. Julie Rajan Mark Tomass Assessing the War on Terror Western and Middle Eastern Perspectives Edited by Charles Webel and Mark Tomass First published 2017 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2017 selection and editorial material, Charles Webel and Mark Tomass; individual chapters, the contributors The right of the editors to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Names: Webel, Charles, editor. | Tomass, Mark, 1961– editor. Title: Assessing the War on Terror : Western and Middle Eastern perspectives / edited by Charles Webel and Mark Tomass. Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017. | Series: Contemporary terrorism studies | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016041380| ISBN 9781138204560 (hardback) | ISBN 9781315469171 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: War on Terrorism, 2001–2009. | Terrorism–Prevention– Evaluation. Classification: LCC HV6431 .A84424 2017 | DDC 363.325/16–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016041380 ISBN: 978-1-138-20456-0 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-46917-1 (ebk) Typeset in Times New Roman by Wearset Ltd, Boldon, Tyne and Wear Contents List of tables x Notes on contributors xi Introduction 1 CHARLES WEBEL PART I Framing and assessing the War on Terror 5 MARk TOMASS 1 The evil scourge of terrorism 7 NOAM CHOMSkY 2 The complex relationship between peacebuilding and terrorism approaches: towards post- terrorism and a post- liberal peace? 18 OLIvER P. RICHMOND AND IOANNIS TELLIDIS 3 Trauma and the city: the psychology of America’s terrorism trauma 45 SARTON WEINRAUB PART II Hearing from the victims of terror-i nflicted regions 57 MARk TOMASS 4 The Syrian tragedy: the role of the West, a government insider’s account 60 BOUTHAINA SHAABAN viii Contents 5 Iraq: a victim of terror and the War on Terror 82 ANWAR SAID AL- HAIDARI 6 The ideological origins of ISIS: fighting terror with common sense 108 MARk TOMASS 7 Winning the hearts and minds of the Pukhtuns of Afghanistan and Northwest Pakistan with altruism, public health and development, not by terrorism and counterterrorism 137 SHER MOHAMMED kHAN PART III Calculating the costs of the War on Terror 145 MARk TOMASS 8 The global war on terrorism: how ethical and effective? 147 CHARLES P. WEBEL AND JOHN A. ARNALDI 9 Led astray: legal and moral blowback from the global War on Terror 163 WILLIAM A. COHN 10 Terror from above and within: the hidden cultural and political costs of lethal drones 196 LAURIE CALHOUN PART IV Analyzing, negotiating with, and ending terror groups 215 MARk TOMASS 11 A dialogue on why Western youth are attracted to ISIS 218 SCOTT ATRAN AND MARk TOMASS 12 Negotiating with the Taliban: not war on terrorism, but dialogue for solutions 228 JOHAN GALTUNG Contents ix 13 A tale of two CTs: a ground- level counterinsurgency perspective on Belgian counter-t errorism measures 234 CASEY DOUGLAS CARR 14 The ‘war on terrorism’: what does it mean to win? 253 AUDREY kURTH CRONIN Conclusion 273 CHARLES WEBEL Index 285
The list of books you might like
