TY - BOOK ID - 17578259 TI - Deadly connections : states that sponsor terrorism PY - 2005 SN - 9780521839730 9780511790843 9780521548687 0521839734 0511126336 9780511126338 0511124198 9780511124198 051112547X 9780511125478 0511790848 1280422114 9781280422119 0521548683 1107151171 9781107151178 0511182384 9780511182389 0511199872 9780511199875 0511300409 9780511300400 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - International relations. Foreign policy KW - Polemology KW - Terrorism KW - Government policy KW - Government policy. KW - Prevention. KW - 179.8 KW - Terrorisme KW - Anti-terrorism KW - Antiterrorism KW - Counter-terrorism KW - Counterterrorism KW - Acts of terrorism KW - Attacks, Terrorist KW - Global terrorism KW - International terrorism KW - Political terrorism KW - Terror attacks KW - Terrorist acts KW - Terrorist attacks KW - World terrorism KW - Direct action KW - Insurgency KW - Political crimes and offenses KW - Subversive activities KW - Political violence KW - Terror KW - Prevention KW - Social Sciences KW - Political Science UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:17578259 AB - 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. ER -