An up-to-date analysis of the wave of terrorism in the post-Cold War era and the ways in which states and societies are responding.
• Chronology of key events such as the 2001 bombing in Bali, movements such as the globalization of terrorism, and legislation by the United Nations, the United States, and other countries
• Biographies of significant individuals such as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Osama bin Laden, and Ayman Al Zawahiri