Terrorism, Intelligence and Homeland Security, 3rd edition

Published by Pearson (January 29, 2026) © 2027

  • Robert W. Taylor University Texas at Dallas
  • Ahmet S. Yayla
  • Colin P. Clarke
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Title overview

Terrorism, Intelligence and Homeland Security introduces students to domestic and foreign terrorism and international responses. The authors take a balanced approach to exploring national challenges, including securing the country while safeguarding civil and personal liberties. Simultaneously historical and contemporary, the text examines the interplay of terrorism, intelligence and homeland security through the lens of key people, ideas, organizations and movements.

The 3rd Edition has been updated thoroughly to reflect recent events, with additional emphasis on homeland security topics. Areas receiving new coverage include the technical aspects of intelligence analysis in today’s automated world and the individual federal agencies tasked with strategic homeland security missions.

Table of contents

  1. Defining, Conceptualizing and Understanding Terrorism
  2. Political Ideology and the Historical Roots of Terrorism
  3. Islam and the Middle East: Legacy, Politics and Global Impact
  4. New Threats at Home: Terrorism in the Homeland
  5. Terrorist Organizations and Structures
  6. Critical Processes of Terrorist Organizations
  7. State-Involved and Single or Special Issue Movements
  8. Right and Left-Wing and Separatists or Nationalist Movements
  9. Transnational Organized Crime and Terrorism
  10. Intelligence, Terrorism and Homeland Security
  11. The Agencies of Homeland Security
  12. America’s Vulnerability to Terrorism and the “All-Hazard” Model
  13. Emergency Management and the Threat of WMD
  14. Counterterrorism Strategies and Organizations
  15. Terrorism, Intelligence and Homeland Security: The Future

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