A University of Chicago political scientist has created the first comprehensive database of every suicide terrorist attack in the world from 1980 until today. With striking clarity and precision, he uses this unprecedented research to debunk widely held misconceptions about the nature of suicide terrorism.
Can air bombardment break the morale of an enemy and force it to capitulate or does it strengthen the enemy's determination to resist? In the first major book since the Vietnam War on the theory and practice of airpower and its political effects, Robert A. Pape helps policy makers judge the purpose of various air strategies, and helps general ...
The fear that a conflict will spread is often used as a justification for "peacekeeping" operations. But why and under what conditions is war likely to widen? When are concerns warranted and justified? This book answers these important policy questions. The book offers a theoretical explanation for war widening based on the decisiveness of ...
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In "Dying to Win Robert", Pape presents the findings of the first comprehensive database of every suicide terrorist attack in the world from 1980 until today. Discrediting widely-held misconceptions on suicide terrorism, he creates for the first time a clear psychological, sociological and strategic profile for combating suicide attacks. His ...
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