Toward a Grand Strategy Against Terrorism

Name: Toward a Grand Strategy Against Terrorism
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ISBN: 9780073527796

ISBN-10: 0073527793

ISBN-13: 9780073527796

Edition: 2011

Authors: Christopher C. Harmon, Andrew N. Pratt, Sebastian Gorka

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Toward A Grand Strategy Against Terrorismis a cohesive series of essays prepared by noted academics and counterterrorism practitioners within and associated with the counterterrorism program of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. These chapters address both the use of military force and the employment of non-military tools, the role of international cooperation, and the importance of the ideological contest. Collectively, they push toward a grand strategy against terrorism.This volume makes the prudence and research and experience of the Program on Terrorism and Security Studies available to all who want to help in countering terrorism: students; those at military…

Book details

List price: $98.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 4/22/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.584



Foreword



Introduction




The Problem and Its History




Terrorism’s Evolution: Yesterday, Today, and Forever




How Terrorist Groups End: Studies of the Twentieth Century




International Cooperation as a Tool in Counterterrorism: Super-Purple as a Weapon to Defeat the Nonrational Terrorist




Law, Force, and the Military Option



International Law and Counterterrorism




Illustrations of Discrete Uses of Force




Building a National Counterterrorism Capability: A Primer for Operators and Policymakers Alike




The Contribution of Counterinsurgency to a Strategy to Combat Global Terrorism




Instruments of National Power



Diplomacy: The First Weapon Against the Terrorist




Engaging Reconcilables: Dialogue and Negotiation as Counterterrorism Strategies




Intelligence and Counterterrorism: Examining the Critical Tools of Secrecy and Cooperation




Following the Terrorist Money Trail




Ideas Matter: How to Undermine the Extremist Ideology Behind al Qaeda




Virtual Terrain, Lethal Potential: Toward Achieving Security in an Ungoverned Domain




The Media and the Terrorist: Is There a “Right” Way to Cover Political Violence?




Managing Counterterrorism Crises




Case Studies



The Limits and Opportunities of Effective Multilateralism: Germany’s Approach




The Protection of Critical Infrastructure Within Germany




The French Counterterrorism System




Defeating Taliban in Afghanistan: A Nuanced Approach to Waging a Counterinsurgency




Security Architecture: A Case Study of Pakistan’s Tribal Belt



Afterword Boaz Ganor


Index