Suresh Bada Math, Maria Christine Nirmala, Nitin Anand.
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Deemed University), Bangalore, India; Knowledge Management in an MNC, India
Terror and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 167 pages.

The contemporary world is now facing a new form of warfare called terrorism. As the magnitude and spread of this phenomenon increases it becomes even more clear that terrorism cannot be countered using the conventional military approach. The Cognitive Affective Behavior Spectrum Model (CABS model) proposed in this paper attempts to understand terrorism from a behavioral perspective. It traces terrorism across various events in history and explores the various aspects involved in defining terrorism. The functioning of terrorist groups and the process of induction and socialization of individuals into these organizations is examined. Terrorism cannot be defeated by military or law or by increasing security. It requires a multidimensional approach, which includes strategies to eliminate the root cause of terrorism from various dimensions. Accordingly pointers towards designing mechanisms for effectively countering terrorism are provided.