Mind of Jihad
The Mind of Jihad in the New York Post
“I know of no other book so valuable in helping us grasp the nature of our enemies.” Kind words from “Looking for Trouble” author and New York Post reviewer Ralph Peters for Cambridge author Laurent Murawiec and his new book The Mind of Jihad. Here’s the full review: Allowing the fanatics who’ve ravaged Islam (and [...]
Can Terror Be Understood?
“Most counterterrorism policies fail, not because of tactical problems, but because of a fundamental misunderstanding of what motivates terrorists in the first place,” begins a WIRED piece by Bruce Schneier entitled The Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Terrorists. According to Laurent Murawiec, he’s missing the point.
Highly (In)effective Terrorists
We get news from Iraq, when it pierces the coverage of our tanking economy, that jihadists are scrambling to assert their cause against a population that is turning away from them. Surprising, but not actually. In a country torn by years of violence, people swept up in the initial rhetoric get sick of it all. [...]
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