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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Phil GurskiPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield International Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield International Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.30cm Weight: 0.435kg ISBN: 9781786609533ISBN 10: 1786609533 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 26 September 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsPhil Gurski has studied and countered terrorism for most of his adult life, first as a Canadian intelligence official, now as an esteemed commentator. In this book he condenses his knowledge and expresses his views, without pulling punches but in a constructive way, over two decades of War on Terror. Highly informed common sense for experts and laypeople alike. -- Lorenzo Vidino, Director, Program on Extremism, George Washington University Gurski is sketching a realistic path to end the war on terrorism. Amidst the abundance of literature on (counter)terrorism, Gurski is adding a rare but insightful piece to the debate: personal experiences of counterterrorism professionals. Reading Gurski means learning to defeat concrete threats and to accept the phenomenon of terrorism as part of civilisation. -- Michael Kowalski, Chairman of Netherlands Intelligence Studies Association In this small book, Phil Gurski provides a concise and incisive discussion of the big issues in the war on terrorism . Drawing on his long service as an analyst and a sound appreciation of scholarship, he provides a highly accessible, realistic, and informative survey of the strengths and weaknesses of the diverse responses to the threat by Western states. -- Lorne L. Dawson, Director of the Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security, and Society Phil Gurski has studied and countered terrorism for most of his adult life, first as a Canadian intelligence official, now as an esteemed commentator. In this book he condenses his knowledge and expresses his views, without pulling punches but in a constructive way, over two decades of War on Terror. Highly informed common sense for experts and laypeople alike. -- Lorenzo Vidino, Director, Program on Extremism, George Washington University Author InformationPhil 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |