An introduction to the study of counterterrorism / James J.F. Forest -- Part I: Policy and Strategy. Developing and implementing counterterrorism policy in a liberal democracy / Jennifer S. Holmes -- Geographic perspectives on the sociocultural, economic, and demographic aspects of counterterrorism / Christopher Jasparro -- Combating state sponsors of terrorism / Daniel Byman -- Terrorism finance: global responses to the terrorism money trail / Paul J. Smith -- The shadow economy: the forgotten infrastructure of terrorist financing / Joseph J. St. Marie, Shahdad Naghshpour, and Samuel S. Stanton Jr. -- Organized criminal networks and terrorism / J.P. Larsson -- Part II: Tactical and Operational Dimensions. The contemporary challenges of counterterrorism intelligence / Jennifer E. Sims -- The U.S. Government's counterterrorism research and development programs / Michael B. Kraft -- Denying terrorists sanctuary through civil-military operations / Robert J. Pauly Jr. and Robert W. Redding -- Part III: Case Studies. Countering terrorism in Latin America: the case of Shining Path in Peru / David Scott Palmer -- Sixty years of counterinsurgency in Colombia: from "La violencia" to the "Sword of honor" plan / Román D. Ortiz and Janneth Vargas -- Italy and the Red Brigades: the success of repentance policy in counterterrorism / Erica Chenoweth -- Countering West Germany's Red Army faction: what can we learn? / Joanne Wright -- The role of democratization in reducing the appeal of extremist groups in the Middle East and North Africa after the uprisings / Francesco Cavatorta -- India's response to terrorism in Kashmir / Behram A. Sahukar -- Capturing Khalid Sheikh Mohammad / Robert N. Wesley -- The Madrid attacks on March 11: an analysis of the jihadist threat in Spain and main counterterrorist measures / Rogelio Alonso.