Countering Terrorism

Crenshaw, Martha/ LaFree, Gary

Brookings Institution（2017/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 286 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780815727644
• DDC分類 363.32517

Full Description

It has been nearly 15 years since 9-11 and the United States still faces terror threats. After years of war, ever more intensive and pervasive surveillance, enhanced security measures at major transportation centres, and many attempts to explain who the US are fighting and why and how to fight them, the threats continue to multiply.

Counterterrorism experts Martha Crenshaw and Gary LaFree provide a comprehensive critical look at how the US have dealt with the terror threat over the years. They argue that the US still finds it difficult to define just who and what it is we are fighting and at the same time we have yet to determine what is the best way to deter or eradicate terror threats. The book is a clear-eyed look at a history of determined efforts, some of which have worked and many of which have failed, and a glance forward at what can be done in the future.

Contents

"Contents:
Preface
1. Introduction: The Context for Analyzing Counterterrorism Difficulties—Current Threats and the State of Academic Research
2. Overresponding to Rare Events: The Problem of Uncommon Threats with Irreversible Consequences
3. The Tip of the Iceberg: Accounting for Failed and Foiled Terrorist Plots
4. Pinning Down an Elusive Adversary: What Is a Terrorist Organization?
5. Who Did It? The Attribution Dilemma
6. Counterterrorism Results: Can Effectiveness be Evaluated?
7. Moving Forward
Notes
Index
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