PSI Guides to Terrorists, Insurgents and Armed Groups

 

I: The Basic Facts

1. Author: James J.F. Forest, Director of Terrorism Studies, Combating Terrorism Center, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996. E-mail: james.forest@usma.edu. Phone: 845-938-5055

2. Working Title: Hizballah: The "A Team" of the Terrorist World?

3. Projected Length: 75,000 words.

4. Delivery: The manuscript can be delivered no later than April 1, 2009. Roughly 25% of the manuscript has already been written.

 

II: About the Book

5. Executive Summary:

This book will . . . .

It is intended for a general audience, though it will be of most interest to security policymakers, undergraduate and graduate students in security studies courses, and Middle East specialists.

Competing publications on Hizballah include . . . This book will differ from others by . . . (please state your thesis and whether it may challenge conventional wisdom, the status quo, or previous research)

The author has developed significant expertise on this topic, as evidenced by . . .

6. Table of Contents and Chapter Summaries (one paragraph per chapter).

 

III: About the Author

7. CV is attached.

8. Author's citizenship: U.S.

 

IV: Additional book and author information to consider when evaluating this proposal . . .