The Next Attack: The Failure of the War on Terror and a Strategy for Getting it Right
Benjamin, Daniel; Simon, Steven
Language: English
Published by Times Books, New York, USA, 2005
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Seller: Terry Blowfield, Norwich, Norfo, United KingdomTerry Blowfield
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Published by Times Books of New York in 2005. Hardcover. 1st edition, 1st impression. See inside number sequence "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2." Book condition: Very Good Near Fine. 3/4 grey boards with 1/4 black boards and to spine with silver titles to spine. Inside pages are in good order. Book would have had a higher rating if it were not for writing in pencil that the former owner of the book has written in places underscoring phrases. They have also written notes in pencil on the last few inside pages. Dust Jacket condition: Good to Very Good. There are a few creases here and there on the jacket. See photograph. Dims: 240mm x 160mm x 28mm. 352 pages.
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- Title
- The Next Attack: The Failure of the War on Terror and a Strategy for Getting it Right
- Author
- Benjamin, Daniel; Simon, Steven
- Publisher
- Times Books, New York, USA
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0805079416
- ISBN 13
- 9780805079418
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 0.7 kilograms
We are losing. Four years and two wars after September 11, 2001, the United States is no closer to victory in the "war on terror." In fact, we are unwittingly clearing the way for the next attack.
In this provocative new book, Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon show how the terrorist threat is evolving, with a broadening array of tactics, an army of new fighters and, most ominously, a widening base of support in the global Muslim community. The jihadist movement has been galvanized by the example of 9/11 and the missteps of the U.S. government, which has consistently failed to understand the nature of the new terror. Left on this trajectory, much worse faces us in the near future.
It doesn't have to be this way. The Next Attack makes the case that America has the capacity to stem the tide of Islamic terrorism, but Benjamin and Simon caution that this will require a far-reaching and creative new strategy, one that recognizes that the struggle has been over-militarized and that a campaign for reform must be more than rhetoric and less than bayonets. And they point out how America's increasing tendency to frame the conflict in religious terms has undermined our ability to advance our interests.
Is America is truly equipped to do what is necessary to combat Islamist terrorism, or are we too blinded by our own ideology? The answer to that question will determine how secure we will truly be, in the years and decades to come.
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About the Author
STEVEN SIMON teaches at Georgetown University, having previously been assistant director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. He served on the National Security Council staff for five years following a career at the U.S. Department of State in Middle Eastern security affairs. He holds degrees from Columbia, Harvard, and Princeton and was an international affairs fellow at Oxford.
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Terry Blowfield
Norwich, Norfo, United Kingdom
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