Introduction, Charles Webel

Section I: Framing and Assessing the War on Terror



Section Overview, Mark Tomass



1. The Evil Scourge of Terrorism, Noam Chomsky



2. Realizing Hegemony? Symbolic Terrorism and the Roots of Conflict, Oliver P. Richmond



3. Trauma and the City: The Psychology of America’s Terrorism Trauma, Sarton Weinraub



Section II: Hearing from the Victims of Terror-Inflicted Regions



Section Overview, Mark Tomass



4. The Syrian Tragedy: The Role of the West, A Government Insider’s Account, Buthaina Shaaban



5. Iraq: A Victim of Terror and the War on Terror, Anwar Said al-Haidari



6. The Ideological Origins of ISIS: Fighting Terror with Facts and Common Sense, Mark Tomass



7. Winning the Hearts and Minds of the Pukhtuns of Afghanistan and Northwest Pakistan with Altruism, Public Health and Development, Not by Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Sher M. Khan



Section III: Calculating the Costs of the War on Terror



Section Overview, Mark Tomass



8. The Global War on Terrorism: How Ethical and Effective?, Charles Webel and John Arnaldi



9. Led Astray: Legal and Moral Blowback from The Global War on Terror, William Cohn



10. Terror from Above and Within: The Hidden Cultural and Political Costs of Lethal Drones, Laurie Calhoun



Section IV: Analyzing, Negotiating with, and Ending Terror Groups



Section Overview, Mark Tomass



11. A Dialogue on Why Western Youth are Attracted to ISIS, Scott Atran and Mark Tomass



12. Negotiating with the Taliban, Johan Galtung



13. A Tale of Two CTs: A Ground-level Counterinsurgency Perspective on Belgian Counter-Terrorism Measures, Casey Douglas Carr



14. The War on Terrorism What Does it Mean to Win?, Audrey Kurth Cronin



Conclusion, Charles Webel