EP 1: Defining Terrorism: A Conversation with Martha Crenshaw

In the first episode of Terrorism 360°, Dr. Gary LaFree, founding director of START, interviews Martha Crenshaw, an expert in terrorism studies and a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford. Dr. Crenshaw is also a esteemed writer, having edited countless works and authored three books, most recently Countering Terrorism co-authored by Dr. LaFree in 2017.

Om Podcasten

Terrorism 360° is a podcast brought to you by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) headquartered at the University of Maryland. In this podcast, Dr. Gary LaFree, the Founding Director of START, interviews the world’s leading experts on terrorism and responses to terrorism. This podcast explores their research, their insights into the causes and consequences of terrorism, and their recommendations for policy makers. The central organizing principle of this podcast is that sensible policy on terrorism requires an objective, science-based approach. But beyond this, we would like to approach terrorism from a wide variety of perspectives—hence the title, Terrorism 360. Our 15 guests on the podcast are all researchers who have contributed directly to scholarship on terrorism. In selecting our guests, we have tried to invite a diversity of opinions.  Some of our guests feel that worldwide responses to terrorism have not been strong enough—others feel that they have been far too strong. Some feel that the threat of terrorism is increasing—others that it is diminishing. See more on our website at start.umd.edu