This work examines the scale and root causes of terrorism across Southeast Asia, including the role of al-Qaeda's ascendancy in the region.

Part I A Transnational Perspective of Terrorism in Southeast Asia; Chapter 1 Transnational Violence in the Asia-Pacific, Alan Dupont; Chapter 2 Militant Islamic Extremism in Southeast Asia, Peter Chalk; Chapter 3 Al-Qaeda Comes to Southeast Asia, Zachary Abuza; Chapter 4 Understanding al-Qaeda and Its Network in Southeast Asia, Rohan Gunaratna; Part II Regional Perspectives on Terrorism in Southeast Asia; Chapter 5 Al-Qaeda and Political Terrorism in Southeast Asia, Carlyle A. Thayer; Chapter 6 Terrorism and the Political Landscape in Indonesia, Anthony L. Smith; Chapter 7 The Philippines and the Challenge of International Terrorism, Paul A. Rodell; Part III Southeast Asia's Ideological and Physical Enabling Environment; Chapter 8 Countering Radical Islam in Southeast Asia, Kumar Ramakrishna; Chapter 9 Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime, Tamara Makarenko; Chapter 10 Trading the Tools of Terror, David Capie; Chapter 11 Border Security and Transnational Violence in Southeast Asia, Paul J. Smith; Chapter 12 Media, Information Revolution, and Terrorism in Southeast Asia, Shyam Tekwani;