Threat From Within - Gurski, Phil

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Résumé :
This textbook examines what drives Al Qaeda-inspired radicalization to violence, how to detect it, and how to confront it. The chapters discuss behaviors and ideologies that are observable and tangible in radicalized individuals or those on the path to violent radicalization. These behaviors are drawn from a variety of cases, such as planning acts of terrorism, traveling to join terrorist groups, or participating in violent jihadi conflict outside the country. The main case study is Canada, and each chapter features many examples that range from Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber) and Anders Breivik in Norway to Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Damian Clairmont, a Canadian citizen who died fighting in Syria. The text begins by introducing general concepts, such as terrorism, extremism, and radicalization, before presenting contributing factors to those embracing political violence. A comprehensive list of behavioral indicators that someone is becoming a violent extremist is provided, followed by a look at what is being done to confront this threat as well as what could be done....

Biographie:
Phil Gurski served for more than 30 years as an analyst in the Canadian intelligence community. In 2001 he joined CSIS where he was a strategic analyst, specializing in homegrown Al Qaeda-inspired terrorism and radicalization to violence. In 2013 he moved to Public Safety Canada as a Senior Strategic Advisor on Canada's Countering Violent Extremism policy....

Sommaire:

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: What do we know about the basic causes and drivers of AQ-inspired radicalization and violence in Canada and the West?
Chapter 2: Concepts associated with AQ-inspired radicalization and violenceChapter 3: Twelve indicators of AQ-inspired radicalization and violence
Chapter 4: What do Radicalized Individuals and Groups Do?
Chapter 5: Where do we go from here?
Chapter 6: Conclusion
Appendices
About the Author