Terrorism: An International Perspective presents a comprehensive investigation of modern terrorism, with considerable attention devoted to the global terrorist environment. It is a review of nations, movements, and individuals who have engaged in what many people would define as terrorist violence. It is also a review of the many kinds of terrorism that have existed in the postwar era.

The content is directed to academic and professional courses of instruction whose subject areas include terrorism, domestic security, international security, criminal justice administration, political conflict, armed conflict, and social environments.