This book examines terrorism's impact on the international
aviation security regime, with a focus on the role of the United
States.
Tracing the historical development of the international civil
aviation system, the volume examines how it has dealt with the
evolving security environment caused by international terrorism. It
begins by exploring the practical implications of the debates over
the meaning of 'terrorism' and how the international civil aviation
community developed practical solutions to avoid the debilitating
debates over the concept while crafting important, if weak,
international conventions. As a major civil aviation power, the
United States was a predominant influence in security developments
in the 1960s and 1970s, yet US civil aviation policy failed to keep
pace with the changing nature of the terrorist threat. The
commanding position that the United States maintains in
international civil aviation provides a microcosm of the promise
and perils faced by the world's sole superpower. The author
examines US efforts to upgrade civil aviation security in the wake
of 9/11 and the impacts of these developments on the international
civil aviation system. The detailed discussion of terrorism past
and present places the threat in its proper context for both the
international civil aviation community and its largest individual
actor, the United States.
This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism,
aviation security, international security and IR in general.
John Harrison is an Assistant Professor at the S.Rajaratnam
School of International Studies and Head of Terrorism Research at
the International Center for Political Violence and Terrorism
Research.
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