George Michael is Associate Professor of Nuclear Counterproliferation and Deterrence at the Air War College, USA. He is author of The Enemy of My Enemy and Willis Carto and the American Far Right.
"As globalization continues to process a lot of populist anger over
injustices--both perceived and real--stemming from its rapid
expansion into traditional cultures, the world is going to suffer a
lot more of the 'leaderless' terrorism that Michael explores in
this wonderfully evenhanded book. Those hunting for solutions--in
addition to the 'bad guys'--would do well to add this to their
reading list."
--Thomas P. M. Barnett, Chief Analyst, Wikistrat
"From the ancient strategies of Sun Tzu to the activities of
contemporary 'leaderless' jihadists, George Michael has provided a
richly detailed, timely, and fascinating account of the evolution
of lone wolf terrorism and the development of a so-called fifth
generation of warfare."
--Darren Mulloy, Wilfrid Laurier University, author of American
Extremism
"George Michael's readable, well-researched, and theoretically
informed book probes the vital question of the shape that violent
nonstate actors will take as we move into an era of government
austerity and a general weakening of the nation-state, even as
technological advances may allow individuals or small groups to
carry out unprecedented levels of violence. An important
contribution to our understanding of a problem that will
unfortunately continue to bedevil us."
--Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, author of Bin Laden's Legacy
"In this important book, strategist George Michael argues that
there has been 'a shift from terrorism by organized groups to
terrorism by unaffiliated individuals' and draws the implications
of this epochal change. He does so by placing this development in
the history of modern warfare, surveying the leaderless resistance
phenomenon, and persuasively warning about the danger of lone
wolves who engage in terrorism 'on their own initiative with no
traditional command-and-control hierarchy.'"
--Daniel Pipes, author of Militant Islam Reaches America
"The topic of leaderless resistance/lone wolf terrorism is
certainly a significant issue at the present time to both policy
makers and academics. ... A comprehensive scholarly overview of
most of the significant theories and research on terrorism."
--Christopher Hewitt, author of Understanding Terrorism in America
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