Introduction : Plagues in the time of feast
The new masque of terrorism
The market state : arming terror
Warfare against civilians
Victory without parades
The constitutional relationship between rights and powers
Intelligence, information, and knowledge
The strategic relationship between ends and means
Terrorism : supply and demand
The illusion of an American strategic doctrine
Mise-en-scène : the properties of sovereignty
Danse macabre : global governance and legitimacy
The triage of terror
Conclusion : A plague treatise for the twenty-first century.