Power to the People
How Open Technological Innovation is Arming Tomorrow's Terrorists
by Audrey Kurth Cronin
- Explains a fundamental shift in patterns of innovation for lethal technologies, and what it means
- Looks at individuals and private groups, not states, as the most significant trend redefining the future
- Presents contemporary case studies and discussion of paradigm-shifting technology from the late 19th century and mid-20th century
- Combines history, science and technology, political science, security and terrorism studies, with a deep understanding of US and international security policy
- Considers why certain lethal technologies spread, which ones to focus on, and how individuals and private groups might adapt the latest off-the-shelf technologies for malevolent ends
- Recommends a broad array of tactics and policies to contain and combat violent rogue actors worldwide
