These articles were carefully chosen to complement the subject matter of each chapter and to provide the most relevant research material.

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H.H.A. Cooper investigates the difficulty in defining terrorism within the context of the many different approaches to identifying the problem. Barry Denton contributes an interesting book review on criminological perspectives of terrorism and homeland security. Stathis Kalyvas offers a definitional analysis of the ethnic war model. In his discussion of legal conventions which address the problem of terrorism, Zdzislaw Galicki investigates legalistic approaches to defining and dealing with terrorism. The U.S. Department of State and National Intelligence Council reports are useful reviews of the global terrorist environment.

Journal Article 1: Cooper, H.H.A. 2001. “Terrorism: The Problem of Definition Revisited.” American Behavioral Scientist 44:6.

Journal Article 2: Denton, Barry D. 2012. “Criminologists on Terrorism and Homeland Security.” Criminal Justice Review 37.

Journal Article 3: Galicki, Zdzislaw. 2005. “International Law and Terrorism.” American Behavioral Scientist 48:6.

Journal Article 4: Kalyvas, Stathis N. 2007. “Ethnic Cleavages and Irregular War: Iraq and Vietnam.” Politics & Society 35:2.

Journal Article 5: United States Department of State. Country Reports on Terrorism and Patterns of Global Terrorism.

Journal Article 6: United States Department of State. 2006. The National Security Strategy of the United States.

Journal Article 7: United States Department of State. White House Counterterrorism Reports.