Country reports on terrorism 2007 / Harris E. Metzler, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Metzler, Harris E.

Series:

Terrorism, hot spots and conflict-related issues.

Terrorism, hot spots and conflict-related issues series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Case studies.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Al-Qaida and associated networks remained the greatest terrorist threat to the United States and its partners in 2007. This book highlights terrorism trends and ongoing issues to provide a framework for detailed discussion.

Contents:

Intro

COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM 2007

CONTENTS

PREFACE

STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT

TRENDS IN 2007

Al-Qa'ida and Associated Trends

Taliban and Other Insurgent Groups and Criminal Gangs

State Sponsors of Terrorism

Other Terrorist Groups

DEFEATING AN AGILE TERRORIST ENEMY

COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM

Africa Overview

Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP)

The African Union

Angola

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Comoros

Cote d'Ivoire

Djibouti

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Kenya

Liberia

Madagascar

Mali

Mauritania

Nigeria

Rwanda

Senegal

Somalia

South Africa

Sudan

Tanzania

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC OVERVIEW

Australia

Burma

Cambodia

China

Hong Kong

Macau

Indonesia

Japan

Korea, North

Korea, South

Laos

Malaysia

Mongolia

New Zealand

Philippines

Singapore

Taiwan

Thailand

Europe Overview

Albania

Armenia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

Latvia

Lithuania

Macedonia

Malta

Moldova

The Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland

Middle East and North Africa Overview

Algeria

Bahrain

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza

Deterring the Threat from Hizballah and Syria

Increasing Pressure on HAMAS and Raising the Tunnel Problem

West Bank and Gaza

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Libya

Morocco

Oman

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria.

Tunisia

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

South and Central Asia Overview

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

India

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Nepal

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Western Hemisphere Overview

Tri-Border Area

Argentina

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago

Uruguay

Venezuela

STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM

State Sponsor: Implications

North Korea

Syria

THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE OF WMD TERRORISM

Introduction

The Material Threats

Nuclear

Radiological

Biological

Chemical

Dual-Use Materials, Equipment, Research, and Technologies of Concern

State Sponsorship of Terrorism: A Key Concern

Non-State Facilitators: An Emerging Threat

Transformational Partnerships to Combat WMD Terrorism

TERRORIST SAFE HAVENS (7120 REPORT)

5.1. Terrorist Safe Havens

Africa

East Asia and Pacific

The Middle East and North Africa

Southwest Asia

Western Hemisphere

Strategies, Tactics, Tools for Disrupting or Eliminating Safe Havens

Regional Strategic Initiative

Countering Terrorism on the Economic Front

UN Security Council Resolution 1267

De-Listing of Individuals and/or Entities Under UNSCR 1267

Bringing Terrorists to Justice: Rewards for Justice

Multilateral Efforts to Combat Terrorism

Tri-Border Area (Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay)

Long-Term Goals and Programs/Actions Designed to Reduce Conditions That Allow Terrorist Safe Havens to Form

Political

Economic

Education

Women

International Conventions and Protocols

1. Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed On Board Aircraft.

2. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft

3. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation

4. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents

5. International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages

6. Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material

7. Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation

8. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation

9. Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf

10. Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection

11. International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings

12. International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism

13. International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism

14. 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material

15. Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation

16. Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf

5.2. Support for Pakistan

Composition and Levels of Assistance, Including Security and Other Assistance

Measures to Ensure that Assistance Has the Greatest Long-Term Positive Impact on the Welfare of Pakistani People and Their Ability to Cooperate Against Terror.

Measures to Alleviate Difficulties, Misunderstandings, and Complications in United States-Pakistani Relations

Usaid Global Export Promotion Programs

5.3. Collaboration with Saudi Arabia

Steps to Institutionalize and Make More Transparent Government-to-Government Relations

Intelligence and Security Cooperation in the Fight against Islamic Terrorism

Saudi Contributions to Stability in the Middle East and Islamic World, Including the Middle East Peace Process, by Eliminating Support for Extremist Groups

Political and Economic Reform in Saudi Arabia and Throughout the Islamic World

Ways to Promote Greater Tolerance and Respect for Cultural and Religious Diversity in Saudi Arabia and Throughout the Islamic World

Ways to Assist Saudi Arabia in Reversing the Impact of Financial, Moral, Intellectual, or Other Support to Extremist Groups in Saudi Arabia and Other Countries, and to Prevent this Support from Continuing in the Future

5.4. The Struggle of Ideas in the Islamic World

Goals for Winning the Struggle of Ideas

Tools to Accomplish Such Goals

Benchmarks for Measuring Success and Linking Resources to Accomplishments

Participation in International Institutions for the Promotion of Democracy and Economic Diversification

U.S. Assistance Sufficient to Convince Allies and People in the Islamic World that the United States is Committed to Winning this Struggle

5.5. Outreach through Broadcast Media

This section is provided by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG).Broadcasting Board of Governors Initiatives: Outreach to Foreign Muslim Audiences

Presenting the United States Point of View through Indigenous Broadcast Media

Presenting the U.S. Point of View through Internet-based Media

Presenting the U.S. Point of View through U.S. Missions in the Field.

Major Themes of Biased or False Media Coverage of the United States in Foreign Countries and Actions Taken to Address this Type of Media Coverage

Potential incentives for and costs associated with encouraging U.S. broadcasters to dub or subtitle into Arabic and other relevant languages their news and public affairs programs broadcast in the Muslim world in order to present those programs to a much broader Muslim audience than is currently reached.

Any recommendations the President may have for additional funding and legislation necessary to achieve the objectives of the strategy?

5.6. Visas for Participants in U.S. Programs

5.7. Basic Education in Muslim Countries

The U.S. Strategy to Meet Challenges in Education

Closing the Digital Divide and Expanding Vocational/Business Skills

5.8. Economic Reform

Integrating Predominantly Muslim Countries into the Global Trading System

USAID Europe and Eurasia Bureau Programs.

Possible Actions to Promote Intraregional Trade and Rule of Law in the Region

Intraregional Trade

The Rule of Law

Summary of MCC Activities in Predominantly Muslim Countries

Examples of MEPI's work with reformers include the following

TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS

USG Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Abu Nidal Organization (ANO)

Abu Sayyaf Group

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade

Ansar al-Islam

Armed Islamic Group (GIA)

Asbat al-Ansar

Aum Shinrikyo

Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA)

Communist Party of Philippines/New People's Army (CPP/NPA)

Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA)

Gama'a al-Islamiyya (IG)

The Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS)

Harakat ul-Mujahadin (HUM)

Hizballah

Islamic Jihad Group (IJG)

Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)

Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM)

Jemaah Islamiya (JI)

Al-Jihad

Kahane Chai (Kach)

Kongra-Gel.

Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LT).

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-61324-302-2