Terrorism: General Sources

In our print Reference Collection:

The Complete Encyclopedia of Terrorist Organisations
HV6431.A24 2012

Counterterrorism : a reference handbook
HV6431.S744 2004

Global Terror & Political Risk Assessment: Yearbook and Forecast 2010
HV6431.G563 2010

Guide to Islamist movements
BP40.G85 2010

Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalism
BP166.14.F85G85 2012

International instruments related to the prevention and suppression of international terrorism
K5256.A35I57 2004

International instruments related to the prevention and suppression of international terrorism
K5256.A35I57 2008

International terrorism : a compilation of U.N. documents, 1972-2001
K5256.A35I583 2002

La lutte contre le terrorisme : les normes du Conseil de l'Europe
HV6433.E85L87 2005

Organized crime : from trafficking to terrorism
HV6441.O745 2008

Patterns of global terrorism, 1985-2005
HV6431.P3773

Terrorism
HV6431.H43 2001

Terrorism, 1980-1987 : a selectively annotated bibliography
Z7164.T3M54 1988

Terrorism : a guide to events and documents
HV6431.K698 2004

Terrorism : a documentary and reference guide
HV6432.B87 2005

The Terrorist List
HV6430.A1M53 2011

World Terrorism: an Encyclopedia of Political Violence From Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era
HV6431.W67 2011

 

In our Periodical Collection:

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
Terrorism and political violence

(all titles are available in print + online)

 

In our DVD Collection:

Car Bomb
TP270.C37 2010

International Terrorism: The Global War on Terror
HV6431.I684 2011

The Liquid Bomb Plot
HV6433.G7L58 2011

Return of the Pirates
G535.R36 2010

Suicide Bombers
HV6431.P636 2012

 

Databases, E-journal and E-Book Packages:

Digital National Security Archive
An online collection of declassified and unclassified U.S. documents from the National Security Archive.

Homeland Security Digital Library
Links to U.S. government documents, Naval Postgraduate School research papers, and news stories relating to homeland security issues.

 

Websites:

Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution maintains a page with research articles on terrorism and related subjects.  RSS feed available.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Experts assess the global war on terror, focusing in particular on promising counter-radicalization programs that aim to rehabilitate former radicals and, ultimately, prevent radicalization through a combination of outreach, engagement, and after-care.

Council on Foreign Relations
Current articles on Terrorism issues.  Also the publisher of Foreign Affairs journal.

Federation of American Scientists Strategic Security Program
The FAS Strategic Security Program is comprised of four projects (arms sales, biosecurity, government secrecy, nuclear information) and a military information database.  See also their Congressional Research Service Reports on Terrorism.

Global Terrorism Database
GTD is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2007, made available by START.

International Institute for Counter-Terrorism
Israeli-based think tank research on terrorism, counter-terrorism, homeland security, threat vulnerability and risk assessment, intelligence analysis and national security and defense policy

Jamestown Foundation
Many open-access articles on terrorism by region, particularly China and Eurasia.

NATO
Page on the topic of Terrorism,with news, opinions and official documents.

NPS Center on Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
Reports and publications on Terrorism from the Naval Postgraduate School.

Perspectives on Terrorism
Open-access journal of the Terrorism Research Initiative.

RAND Corporation
Unclassified research and documents on Terrorism and Homeland Security.

Society for Terrorism Research
The Society for Terrorism Research (STR) is an international, multi-disciplinary organization of theoretical and empirical researchers whose mission is to enhance knowledge and understanding of terrorism and political violence.

UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force
Links to information about the activities of entities involved in the counter-terrorism efforts of the United Nations.  See also the UN Treaty Collection for UN Conventions on Terrorism.

U.S. Department of State
Country reports on Terrorism, Terrorist Designation lists, and State Sponsors of Terrorism.