Transnational Threats from the Middle East: Crying Wolf or Crying Havoc?

Abstract

There is no doubt that the Middle East can present significant potential threats to the West. The author of this monograph examines these threats in order to put them into perspective to distinguish between "crying wolf' and "crying havoc." After thorough analysis, he contends that the problems caused by narcotics and organized crime, immigration, terrorism, and weapons of mass destruction do not as yet require draconian action by the Western nations. However, he asserts that if the threats of Middle Eastern terrorism and proliferation were to be combined into super-terrorism, the result would create a new form of asymmetric warfare for which the West is singularly ill-prepared.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1999
Accession Number
ADA366215

Entities

People

  • Anthony H. Cordesman

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Recreation
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies