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Combating Terrorism - Strategies of Ten Countries (Hardcover)
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The tragic events of September 11, 2001, and the consequent "war on
terrorism" have made the question of effective counterterrorism
policy a growing public concern. The original essays in Combating
Terrorism offer a unique overview and evaluation of the
counterterrorism policies of ten countries: the United States,
Argentina, Peru, Colombia, the United Kingdom, Spain, Israel,
Turkey, India, and Japan. Postscripts for each of the country
chapters provide post-September 11 assessments of current
counterterrorism practices. Most of the contributors to this volume
have served in official governmental capacities and many continue
to serve as consultants to governmental policy and decision makers.
All of the essays address the same set of questions to allow for
cross-national comparison of strategies and an assessment of
counterterrorism practices:
What is the governmental and public perception of the sources of
terrorism? How successful have the policies of governments been in
combating both domestic and international terrorism? What factors
influence a government's willingness and ability to cooperate with
other countries in combating terrorism? To what degree are the
terrorist realities and the concerns of governments interconnected
with global terrorism? To what degree are certain countries
"natural hosts" of either terrorist groups or propensities that
target Western or closely allied interests? To what degree are
terrorist organizations mainly concerned about winning political
participation in their target countries? Which counterterrorism
strategies work, and which do not? What are the lessons of past
experiences for future counterterrorism responses at the national,
regional, and global levels? The conclusion to the volume
summarizes the lessons that may be learned from the experiences of
the ten countries and discusses a list of best practices in
counterterrorism.
This book will be of interest to policymakers, scholars, and other
individuals with professional responsibilities in the area of
terrorism and security studies. Written in clear, accessible prose,
this book will also appeal to the general reader who is interested
in gaining insight into the array of issues facing governments that
endeavor to combat terrorism, and into the possible solutions to
one of the foremost threats to world peace in our time.
Yonah Alexander is Professor and Director, Inter-University Center
for Terrorism Studies; Senior Fellow and Director, International
Center for Terrorism Studies, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies;
and Co-Director, Inter-University Center for Legal Studies,
International Law Institute.
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