Citation

Smith J. World Affairs 2011; 173(5): 97-100.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, World Affairs Institute, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.3200/WAFS.173.5.97-100

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Abstract

Jordan Michael Smith explains how the University of Chicago political scientist Robert Pape conducted a study to examine the factors behind suicide terrorism and expanded his findings into a book 'Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism.' Pape established the Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism in 2003 and now has a new book, 'Cutting the Fuse: The Explosion of Global Suicide Terrorism and How to Stop It,' coauthored with defense analyst James Feldman. Pape's ideas have also had a strong impact on the new and growing field of terrorism studies. Though not a major area of research before 9/11, the question of what makes terrorists and their bombs tick has galvanized many scholars in the years since the attacks. Terrorism first came to modern attention in the late nineteenth century, when anarchists from Russia to the US assassinated major political figures in an effort to overthrow governments.

Language: en

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