Medhurst Paul. Global Terrorism

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), 2002. — 575 p.This UN course bridges a gap in the study of terrorism by presenting an academic text on the subject. The author began investigating global terrorism whilst being involved in UN peacekeeping missions during the 1980s and 1990s. The course covers a range of subjects such as guerrilla warfare, terrorism definition, motive analysis, terrorist profiling, weapon and tactics studies, target and victim identification, Cold War era exploration, media influence discussion, and in-depth assessments of anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism strategies. The textbook has been in use by students from a wide range of countries.