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Illusions of terrorism and counter-terrorism / edited by Richard English.

Contributor(s): Series: Proceedings of the British Academy ; 203.Publisher: Oxford [England] : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, c2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: viii, 174 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780197265901
  • 0197265901
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 363.325 23
LOC classification:
  • HV6431 .I465 2015
Contents:
1. Introduction: The enduring illusions of terrorism and counter-terrorism / Richard English -- 2. Al-Qaeda and the 9/11 decade / Alia Brahimi -- 3. Counter-terrorism in the post-9/11 era: successes, failures, and lessons learned / Rashmi Singh -- 4. What should be the limits of Western counter-terrorism policy? / David Omand -- 5. No golden age: the deep origins and current utility of Western counter-terrorism policy / Conor Gearty -- 6. Secrets and lies: misinformation and counter-terrorism / Adrian Guelke -- 7. How and why do terrorist campaigns end? / Audrey Kurth Cronin -- 8. Why terrorist campaigns do not end: the case of contemporary Irish dissident republicanism / Richard English -- 9. The global insurgency: action and reaction in contemporary world politics / David A. Lake.
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"Some of the arguments published in this volume were first adumbrated at a joint British Academy/University of St Andrews Symposium ('9/11: Ten Years On') held in London on 2 September 2011."--Page ix.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: The enduring illusions of terrorism and counter-terrorism / Richard English -- 2. Al-Qaeda and the 9/11 decade / Alia Brahimi -- 3. Counter-terrorism in the post-9/11 era: successes, failures, and lessons learned / Rashmi Singh -- 4. What should be the limits of Western counter-terrorism policy? / David Omand -- 5. No golden age: the deep origins and current utility of Western counter-terrorism policy / Conor Gearty -- 6. Secrets and lies: misinformation and counter-terrorism / Adrian Guelke -- 7. How and why do terrorist campaigns end? / Audrey Kurth Cronin -- 8. Why terrorist campaigns do not end: the case of contemporary Irish dissident republicanism / Richard English -- 9. The global insurgency: action and reaction in contemporary world politics / David A. Lake.

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