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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 September 2012
      27 June 2005
      ISBN:
      9780511790843
      9780521839730
      9780521548687
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511790843
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.654kg, 388 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.519kg, 388 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Middle East Studies, Area Studies, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations
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    Middle East Studies, Area Studies, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations
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    Thousands of people have died at the hands of terrorist groups who rely on state support for their activities. Iran and Syria are well known as sponsors of terrorism, while other countries, some with strong connections to the West, have enabled terrorist activity by turning a blind eye. Daniel Byman's hard-hitting and articulate book analyzes this phenomenon. Focusing primarily on sponsors from the Middle East and South Asia, it examines the different types of support that states provide, their motivations, and the impact of such sponsorship. The book also considers regimes that allow terrorists to raise money and recruit without providing active support. The experiences of Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Libya are detailed here, alongside the histories of radical groups such as al-Qaida and Hizballah. The book concludes by assessing why it is often difficult to force sponsors to cut ties to terrorist groups and suggesting ways in which it could be done better in the future.

    Reviews

    ' … effectively and persuasively shows the links between states and the terrorist groups they support … Daniel Byman has made a significant contribution to our understanding of the nature of modern terrorism. Deadly Connections belongs on the shelf of all those committed to fighting terrorism.'

    Source: Democratiya

    '… Byman's study is a helpful primer of the relation between states and terrorist organizations.'

    Source: International Feminist Journal of Politics

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