The authors research the efficacy of Terror Management Theory. Their starting point is the disruption caused by the existential threat of death on military operations, particularly on international stabilization operations that are complicated by problems of coordination and communication between participating …

Peter Olsthoorn approaches terrorists' motives from the perspective of political philosophy. He seeks to explain the notions of humiliation, dignity and honor, which occur frequently in discussions of terrorism. He argues that Western cultures have in the process of individualization replaced shame, …

Organization is the topic of this article by Maarten Rothman & Erik de Waard. They make a comparison between al-Qaeda and the virtual organization as described in management literature. They find many similarities, from Osama bin Ladens leadership style to problems of communication and control. A virtual …

The articles collected in this book cover widely divergent topics, ranging from terrorist grand strategy to terrorist finances, from the air forces capacity to intercept an aerial assault, tot he experiences of a young lieutenant during a suicide attack in Afghanistan. They also draw on a wide range …

The author is a young officer, recently graduated from the NLDA, whose convoy was struck by a suicide attack in Afghanistan. Jessica van Hees describes the attack and its aftermath, her reactions and the emotions that overcame her during and particularly after the events. She describes the formalist …

The author explains the different worldviews of Americans and Europeans and argues for a happy medium between American paranoia and European nonchalance

Herman Koolstra demonstrates the capacities and limitations of airpower, particularly from the technological point of view. He concludes that airpower is limited in fighting unconventional wars due to the brief exposure of the enemy, both to direct air attack and to the intelligence apparatuses which …

The authors describes his experiences as head of the international effort to reconstitute officer training after the regime change in Iraq. Hilderink distinguishes between three roles: individual, team member, and commander. He describes how awareness of the threat suddenly becomes acute when circumstances, …

This article is Maarten Rothmans analysis of three strategies of political violence. The three strategies are terrorism, which works by way of fear; propaganda by deed, which works by way of inspiration; and provocation by violence, which combines elements of both. Rothman argues that terrorism specialists …

It is widely accepted that the application of new information technologies has a significant impact on today's warfare and crisis management and that this impact will only grow in the near future. This article examines several advantages and disadvantages of these technological developments with regard …