Terrorism, counterterrorism, and the Internet

The American cases

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12897331
AutoresJoanne Mueller (0000-0002-7119-9227, Cato Institute, autor correspondente), Mark G Stewart (0000-0001-6887-6533, University of Newcastle Australia)
Ano2015
Volume8
Fascículo2
Páginas176-190
Data de publicação2015-05-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDynamics of Asymmetric Conflict (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1746-7594 • E-ISSN: 1746-7586
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17467586.2015.1065077
OpenAlexW1830338848
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas12

This article assesses the cases that have come to light since 9/11 of Islamist extremist terrorism, whether based in the United States or abroad, in which the United States itself has been, or apparently has been, targeted. Information from them is used to evaluate how the Internet (including various forms of electronic communication) has affected several aspects of the terrorism enterprise in the United States: radicalization, communication, organization, and the gathering of information. In general, it is found that the Internet has not been particularly important. Although it has been facilitating in some respects, it has scarcely ever been necessary. In some respects, the Internet more fully aids efforts to police terrorism – although this is mainly due to the incompetence and amateurishness of would-be terrorists. In other respects, however, the Internet, and the big data compilations it makes possible, greatly increase the costs and complications of the counterterrorism quest

Criminology · Internet privacy · Political science · Public relations · Radicalization · Sociology · Terrorism · The Internet · Computer Science · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence