This book is the result of a series of meetings of the Working Group of the Partnership for Peace Consortium, dedicated to the fight against terrorism. It provides fresh insight into the fabric of 21st century terrorism. Islamist extremism, terrorist recruitment and the role of religious converts and violence are among the many important topics explored in detail. This volume also uncovers the troubling phenomenon of terrorist innovation, and addresses the creation of counter-terrorist strategy.

"Analysis and commentary from the Partnership for Peace consortium's Combating Terrorism Working Group (CTWG)."

New Blood: The Recruitment of Terrorists -- Disrupting Plots and Countering Ideology: Successes, Obstacles and Future Challenges for Intelligence Sharing in the United States -- Internet Forensics and Combating Terrorism -- A Comprehensive Approach to Cyber Security-Trends, Challenges and the Way Forward -- After Bin Laden: Jihadist Terrorist Use of Strategic Communication to Enlarge the community of Believers -- Terrorist Innovation: Homegrown Terrorism and the Internet -- Islamic Extremism- Analyzing the Risks -- Violent Converts to Islam: Growing Cluster and Rising Trend -- Challenges of Intelligence Cooperation against Terrorist Targest- Phase II -- Understanding Homegrown Terrorists -- Aspects of Recruitment by Terrorist Organizations in Europe's Muslim Communities -- Bosnia and Herzegovina and Terrorism 1996-2011: Defining the Threat, Devising Counterterrorism Strategy -- International Terrorism and International Tourism -- The Death of Bin Ladin and the Future of al-Qaeda.