Superterrorism : policy responses / edited by Lawrence Freedman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Freedman, Lawrence.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Physical Description:

vi, 178 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2002.

Summary:

The attacks of 11 September 2001 on the United States, organised by the al-Qaeda network, were immediately described as a turning point in international history. This book examines the policy responses to superterrorism, suggesting that the world was not in fact turned upside down by the events of this day, but rather that some established trends and tendencies were picked up and reinforced while others were recast.Leading specialists look at how terrorism is now viewed, the role of the armed forces, the responses of the European Union and NATO, the impact on the transatlantic relationship, the adjustments demanded of different legal systems and financial institutions, and how the media affected responses to these dramatic events.

Contents:

The nature of modern terrorism / John Gearson

The roots of terrorism: probing the myths / Karin Von Hippel

The coming war on terrorism / Lawrence Freedman

Finance warfare as a response to international terrorism / Martin S. Navias

Responding to 11 September: detention without trial under the anti-terrorism, crime and security act 2001 / Helen Fenwick

American hegemony: European dilemmas / William Wallace

The eleventh of September and beyond: NATO / Anne Deighton

The eleventh of September and beyond: the impact on the European Union / Charles Grant

Russian-Western relations after 11 September: selective cooperation versus partnership (a Russian view) / Nadia Alexandrova Arbatova.

Notes:

"First published in 2002 by Blackwell Publishing as a special issue of 'The Political Quarterly'."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1405105933

OCLC:

50693199