International Terrorism and World Security

International Terrorism and World Security
Author: David Carlton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2015-04-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317480473

This book examines violence in international affairs. Originally published in 1975, the two types of violence which the book focusses on are nuclear deterrence and international terrorism. The broader perspective in which the ISODARCO discussions took place was the recognition of the need for a new kind of world order and the international contributors reflect a wide variety of ideological perspectives.

9/11 and the Rise of Global Anti-Terrorism Law

9/11 and the Rise of Global Anti-Terrorism Law
Author: Arianna Vedaschi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 525
Release: 2021-07-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1009020587

Twenty years after the outbreak of the threat posed by international jihadist terrorism, which triggered the need for democracies to balance fundamental rights and security needs, 9/11 and the Rise of Global Anti-Terrorism Law offers an overview of counter-terrorism and of the interplay among the main actors involved in the field since 2001. This book aims to give a picture of the complex and evolving interaction between the international, regional and domestic levels in framing counter-terrorism law and policies. Targeting scholars, researchers and students of international, comparative and constitutional law, it is a valuable resource to understand the theoretical and practical issues arising from the interaction of several levels in counter-terrorism measures. It also provides an in-depth analysis of the role of the United Nations Security Council.

The Un and Counter-Terrorism

The Un and Counter-Terrorism
Author: Alice Martini
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2021
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781003097693

"This book traces the evolution of the UN Security Council's actions against counter-terrorism and extremism. The work examines the progression of the UN Security Council's fight against international terrorism and its development of practices to prevent radicalisation and extremism. It also looks at the consequences of these processes and how they have deeply moulded global counter-terrorism. The book looks at the discursive construction of a global threat and tracks how this construction evolved in relation to the Council's establishment of legal practices and bodies, and by its Members' discourses. It argues that the very specific definition the Council provided on international terrorism in the 2000s is profoundly shaped by global hegemonies, relations of power shaping the international community, and its own identity. To demonstrate this, it offers a long genealogical perspective of the structure of the UN since the 1930s and then focuses specifically on the developments taking place in the 2000s. The book thus looks at the Security Council's fight against international terrorism as a global, globalised, and globalising enterprise. This book will be of much interest to students of critical terrorism studies, security studies, global governance and International Relations"--

Drones and Terrorism

Drones and Terrorism
Author: Nicholas Grossman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2018-01-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 1838608427

In warzones, ordinary commercially-available drones are used for extraordinary reconnaissance and information gathering. They can also be used for bombings - a drone carrying an explosive charge is potentially a powerful weapon. At the same time asymmetric warfare has become the norm - with large states increasingly fighting marginal terrorist groups in the Middle East and elsewhere. Here, Nicholas Grossman shows how we are entering the age of the drone terrorist - groups such as Hezbollah are already using them in the Middle East. Grossman will analyse the ways in which the United States, Israel and other advanced militaries use aerial drones and ground-based robots to fight non-state actors (e.g. ISIS, al Qaeda, the Iraqi and Afghan insurgencies, Hezbollah, Hamas, etc.) and how these groups, as well as individual terrorists, are utilizing less advanced commercially-available drones to fight powerful state opponents. Robotics has huge implications for the future of security, terrorism and international relations and this will be essential reading on the subject of terrorism and drone warfare.

Global Terrorism

Global Terrorism
Author: James M. Lutz
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2004
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780415700504

This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to global terrorism, intended to help students understand the history, politics, ideologies & strategies of both contemporary & older terrorist groups.

Target Markets

Target Markets
Author: Suzi Mirgani
Publisher: Transcript Verlag, Roswitha Gost, Sigrid Nokel u. Dr. Karin Werner
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2016-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9783837633528

This ground-breaking book explores the points of convergence between corporate capitalism and terrorist practice. Assessing the increase in the number of terrorist attacks directed against commercial entities in urban areas, such as the Westgate mall in Nairobi or the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris, Suzi Mirgani offers a fascinating and disturbing perspective on the spaces where supposedly oppositional ends of the spectrum meet on common ground. How is it that these urban commercial spaces provide ground zero for a meeting between the most powerful forces of contemporary culture, the most mainstream and the most extreme?

Leashing the Dogs of War

Leashing the Dogs of War
Author: Chester A Crocker
Publisher: US Institute of Peace Press
Total Pages: 770
Release: 2007
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781929223978

The definitive volume on the sources of contemporary conflict and the array of possible responses to it.

Terrorism as a Challenge for National and International Law: Security versus Liberty?

Terrorism as a Challenge for National and International Law: Security versus Liberty?
Author: Christian Walter
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1516
Release: 2004-06-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9783540212256

The events of 11 September 2001 have led to significant developments in international law with respect to combating terrorism by military and non-military action. The volume addresses the issues raised in a comprehensive manner. It comprises country-reports with analyses of the developments in a number of selected countries. Based on these country-reports the volume traces new developments in the definition of international terrorism, deals with the issue of human rights protection under new anti-terrorist legislation and examines the recent developments towards international military action against terrorism.

The Geography of International Terrorism

The Geography of International Terrorism
Author: Richard M. Medina
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2013-04-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439886881

While geography is not the only factor to shape human behavior, its influence on terrorists motivations, behaviors, options, and activities is a primary consideration in understanding terrorism. Taking a different approach than many other books on terrorism, The Geography of International Terrorism: An Introduction to Spaces and Places of Violent