Enhancing cooperation in defence against terrorism / edited by Kenan Tokgoz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tokgöz, Kenan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : IOS Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Terrorism continues to evolve; altered sources of funding, changes in national governments and the ever increasing importance of the internet mean that international cooperation in the development and implementation of strategies to counteract terrorist activity remain an important priority worldwide. This book contains articles arising from the presentations by eleven experts from five countries, delivered at the NATO Centre of Excellence - Defence against Terrorism (COE-DAT) advanced training course (ATC) entitled Enhancing Cooperation in Defence against Terrorism, held in Astana, Kazakhstan, in September 2010. The aim of this ATC was to stimulate discussion and facilitate interoperability between these five countries and NATO in the fight against terrorism.The book opens with an overview of the landscape in which terrorism currently exists, and a reminder that a new approach is needed in the fight against terrorism to replace the Cold War model we have become accustomed to. The remaining articles cover a wide range of issues: countering the ideology of terrorism; legal aspects of combating terrorism and responding to terrorist use of the internet; the links between terrorism and organised crime; energy security; weapons of mass destruction; international humanitarian law; suicide terrorism; the role of the media in terrorism and counterterrorism; and dilemmas in counterterrorism strategy. In addition to the presentations from the ATC, the book includes two articles by Brigitte Nacos of Columbia University: The Importance of Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy in Combating Terrorism, and Terrorism Media and Censorship.

Contents:

ENHANCING COOPERATION IN DEFENCE AGAINST TERRORISM; Preface; Contents; Terrorism Overview: A Round-the-World Tour of Terrorism; Countering the Ideology of Terrorism; Legal Responses to Terrorist Use of the Internet; Organized Crime and Terrorism: The Financial Roots of Systematic Violence; What does Energy Security Mean?; The Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism; Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism; International Humanitarian Law in Military Counterterrorist Operations; Suicide Terrorism: Media Representations and Strategic Communication; Terrorism and Media

Counterterrorism Strategy: Analysis and DilemmasThe Importance of Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy in Combating Terrorism; Terrorism, Media and Censorship; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-299-33323-0

1-61499-103-0

OCLC:

812179145