title: The New Terrorism: Myths and Reality (Praeger Security International)
author:  Thomas R. Mockaitis 
description: "The Global War on Terrorism, declares Mockaitis, has become one of the most socially enervating and politically debilitating phenomena in recent history. He argues that this has come about as a result of the myths, misconceptions, and oversimplifications that run through the popular perception of terrorism and preclude a sober cost-benefit analysis of terrorism's real risks. Offering this book as a corrective, he describes the patterns and trends of global terrorism, analyzes the evolution and ideology of Al Qaeda, and proposes a counterinsurgency model for combating terrorism to replace the current war model." - <strong>Reference &amp; Research Book News</strong>
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  **Boko Haram and the**  
   **War on Terror**
  
  CAROLINE VARIN
  
   **Praeger Security International**
  
  ![](Images/image00207.jpeg)
  
  Copyright © 2016 by Caroline Varin
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in
  a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic,
  mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of
  brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the
  publisher.
  
   **Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data**
  
  Names: Varin, Caroline, author.
  
  Title: Boko Haram and the war on terror / Caroline Varin.
  
  Description: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, 2016. | Series: Praeger
  security international | Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
  Identifiers: LCCN 2016017828 (print) | LCCN 2016030219 (ebook) | ISBN
  9781440844102 (hardback : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781440844119 (ebook)
  
  Subjects: LCSH: Boko Haram. | Terrorism—Prevention—Ni