EU counterterrorism policy : a paper tiger? / Oldrich Bures.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bureš, Oldřich, 1979-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--European Union countries--Prevention.

Terrorism--Government policy--European Union countries.

Security, International--European Union countries.

Security, International.

Terrorism--Government policy.

Terrorism.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

xii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2011]

Summary:

Conducting a critical analysis of the implementation, utilization, and impact of the European Union's legal and institutional innovations that have been adopted in support of counterterrorism policy, Bures (Metropolitan U. Prague, Czech Republic) concludes that EU counterterrorism policy is more of a paper tiger than an effective counterterrorism instrument. Among the faults he cites are a lack of timely implementation of certain legal instruments, adoption of incorrect models for fighting terrorism financing, lack of relative competencies and tools in such areas as countering the "root causes" of terrorist radicalization, institutional weakness of EU agencies in the area of counterterrorism, and an ongoing reliance on bilateral and multilateral arrangements by national agencies tasked with counterterrorism. He does identify some areas where EU counterterrorism policy is more than a paper tiger, such as the introduction of the European Arrest Warrant. In addition to identifying weaknesses and a few strengths, Bures considers future scenarios for the development of EU counterterrorism policy. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Contemporary terrorist threats in Europe: data versus perceptions

Historical evolution of the EU counterterrorism policy

Europol's counterterrorism role: a chicken-egg dilemma

Eurojust's fledgling counterterrorism role

EU counterterrorism coordinator

European arrest warrant: implications for EU counterterrorism efforts

EU's fight against terrorist finances: internal shortcomings and unsuitable external models

Freedom and/or/versus security?

Scenarios of future developments of the EU counterterrorism policy

Concluding remarks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781409411239

1409411230

9781409411246

1409411249

OCLC:

682921059