IN THE NEWS: Paul Wilkinson.

The Madrid terrorist attacks, which have so far caused 200 deaths, have sent journalists scurrying to find experts to shed light on the world of international terrorism. Prominent among them is Paul Wilkinson of the Center for the Study of Terrorism and the Political Violence at Saint Andrews University in Saint Andrews, Scotland. Wilkinson, who has been writing on terrorism for more than 30 years, is well positioned to chart the rise of a new breed of terrorist. In July 2003, Wilkinson told Great Britain's House of Commons foreign affairs committee that the Iraq war had been a boost to recruitment in the terrorist organizations. Wilkinson also warned that the prospect of terrorism getting access to weapons of mass destruction is not science fiction.