Brigitte L. Nacos, a longtime correspondent for newspapers in Germany, teaches American government and politics at Columbia University. Nacos is the author of The Press, Presidents, and Crises.

• 1. Introduction: The Calculus of Violence 2. Terrorism, the Media, and Foreign Policy 3. Terrorists and Their Goals 4. The Polls and the Theater of Terror 5. Terrorist Spectaculars and Presidential Rallies 6. Decision Makers and Their Hard Choices 7. Conclusion: Must Terrorists Succeed?

Her book is a proverbial breath of fresh air blown into the stuffy catacombs where U.S. policy on this subject is made. The Friday Review of Defense Literature

Brigitte L. Nacos, a longtime correspondent for newspapers in Germany, teaches American government and politics at Columbia University. Nacos is the author of The Press, Presidents, and Crises.

• 1. Introduction: The Calculus of Violence 2. Terrorism, the Media, and Foreign Policy 3. Terrorists and Their Goals 4. The Polls and the Theater of Terror 5. Terrorist Spectaculars and Presidential Rallies 6. Decision Makers and Their Hard Choices 7. Conclusion: Must Terrorists Succeed?

Her book is a proverbial breath of fresh air blown into the stuffy catacombs where U.S. policy on this subject is made. The Friday Review of Defense Literature

Brigitte L. Nacos, a longtime correspondent for newspapers in Germany, teaches American government and politics at Columbia University. Nacos is the author of The Press, Presidents, and Crises.

• 1. Introduction: The Calculus of Violence 2. Terrorism, the Media, and Foreign Policy 3. Terrorists and Their Goals 4. The Polls and the Theater of Terror 5. Terrorist Spectaculars and Presidential Rallies 6. Decision Makers and Their Hard Choices 7. Conclusion: Must Terrorists Succeed?

Her book is a proverbial breath of fresh air blown into the stuffy catacombs where U.S. policy on this subject is made. The Friday Review of Defense Literature