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Theo Padnos. Undercover Muslim: A Journey Into Yemen

asserts that while terrorists strive to achieve many goals, media coverage and publicity are considered common goals among most perpetrators of this form of violence. However, the American media are seemingly obsessed with covering such events, and are very attracted to sensationalizing terrorist threats and attacks by dedicating substantial amounts of reporting to terrorism. In the United States, the democratic role of the news media is to inform citizens on events and to further public knowledge; however, this becomes problematic when exaggerated coverage can instil fear and potentially reduce the abilities of countermeasures. It is argued therefore that the media can and should also be used to disseminate messages with regards to antiterrorism efforts in order to calm a frenzied and fearful public. As demonstrated by Nacos through the analysis of counterterrorism efforts and the new trends in terrorism, it is clear that the challenges of addressing these issues are growing in complexity. Therefore Terrorism and Counterterrorism is considered a valuable contribution to knowledge for students and researchers in this area. The author’s engagement with new communication technologies and the role they play in transforming, facilitating, and combating terrorism is a remarkable strength of this book. Although cyberterrorism has yet to become commonplace, the author suggests that this form of attack exhibits abilities beyond any means witnessed to date. As such, this topic is particularly salient and demands more scholarly attention. In particular, though Nacos provides a strong exploration of what drives modern terrorism, including a unique focus on demographic factors and the involvement of women, greater detail about the motivations behind terrorism is still needed. Working to understand anti-American attitudes and what factors make the United States an attractive target may contribute to the development of more comprehensive counterterrorism measures.