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Terrorism cannot be treated as a monolithic threat. Moreover, as
much as we may wish to focus on the terror tactics and terrorist
means, we cannot overlook the ends. In fact, good policy can only
be crafted with an understanding of the terrorist strategy; that
is, how terrorists integrate their means to secure their goals,
given their perception of the security environment. The groups
covered in this book change and evolve. While their governments
must take aggressive actions to secure their populations against
attacks, those governments that recognize the real grievances can
simultaneously take action that addresses those grievances. This
two-pronged approach simultaneously bolsters state legitimacy
across the ethnic and majority populations, while demonstrating
state effectiveness regarding insecurity. The authors argue that
the best way for states to win legitimacy vis-a-vis terrorists is
by adhering to liberal democratic values, cooperating with other
states, and applying prudent counterterrorist tactics. Inter-state
cooperation, which affects domestic and foreign policies, requires
some convergence of political cultures among those cooperating
states. This book begins by analyzing five hotspot situations and
their regional effects: the Basques in Spain, the ethnic Albanians
in Macedonia, the Kurds in Turkey, the Chechens and Russia; and the
Palestinians, Israel, and a future Palestinian state. These cases
shed some light on how we should understand, characterize, and
categorize terrorism, and they provide insights into the concepts
of political legitimacy, liberal democracy, political culture, and
political community. As the United States assesses its homeland
defense posture, itmust resist any temptation to weaken its liberal
democratic values, and, as a superpower, it must encourage other
states to adhere to liberal democratic values as well. Liberal
democracy is a security imperative in today's global security
environment.
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During an armed conflict or period of gross human rights
violations, the first priority is a cessation of violence. For the
cease-fire to be more than a lull in hostilities and atrocities,
however, it must be accompanied by a plan for political transition
and social reconstruction. Essential to this long-term
reconciliation process is education reform that teaches future
generations information repressed under dictatorial regimes and
offers new representations of former enemies. In Teaching the
Violent Past, Cole has gathered nine case studies exploring the use
of history education to promote tolerance, inclusiveness, and
critical thinking in nations around the world. Online Book
Companion is available at: http:
//www.cceia.org/resources/for_educators_and_students/teaching_the_violent_past/index.html
I was afraid, when I suffered myself to be drawn into this
argument, that I should be led into matters fitter to be decided by
men of another profession, than by lawyers. But since there is no
help now, I will lay before you what appears to me to be the
natural and plain account of this matter; leaving it to others, who
are better qualified, to give a fuller answer to the objection.
I was afraid, when I suffered myself to be drawn into this
argument, that I should be led into matters fitter to be decided by
men of another profession, than by lawyers. But since there is no
help now, I will lay before you what appears to me to be the
natural and plain account of this matter; leaving it to others, who
are better qualified, to give a fuller answer to the objection.
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