Readings

• Steve Inskeep and Akbar Ahmed. 2013. How the ‘war on terror’ became a war on ‘tribal Islam‘ (interview transcript). March 12, NPR.org.
• John Ismay. 2013. What would a fighter jet buy 60 years after Eisenhower’s speech? April 16, New York Times.

Lecture material

• War and terrorism: Concepts
• War and terrorism: Context 

Video

• President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address (youtube). Listen especially for the military industrial complex references.
• Eugene Jarecki. 2005. Why we Fight. (optional–if you’re interested in the Military Industrial Complex