184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
Also available as eBook on:
First Published in 1999. The recent conviction of Ramzi Ahmed Yousef for plotting what prosecutors called '48 hours of terror in the sky' by conspiring to bomb a dozen US airliners, the increasing number of man portable SAM attacks on aircraft, and the recent crash of a hijacked Ethiopian airliner off the Comoro Islands causing 127 deaths, show that aviation confronts a wide range of security... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction, Paul Wilkinson, Brian M. Jenkins; Chapter 2 Attacks on Civil Aviation: Trends and Lessons, Ariel Merari; Chapter 3 The Politics of Aviation Terrorism, Peter ST. John; Chapter 4 Aircraft Sabotage, Brian M. Jenkins; Chapter 5 Aviation Security and Terrorism, Bruce Hoffman; Chapter 6 The Missile Threat to Civil Aviation, Marvin B. Schaffer; Chapter 7 The Role of the International Aviation Organisations in Enhancing Security, Rodney Wallis; Chapter 8 Aviation Security in the United States, Brian M. Jenkins; Chapter 9 Aviation Security Before and After Lockerbie, Omar Malik; Chapter 10 A Statement on Behalf of the UK Families Group – Flight 103, Jim Swire; Chapter 11 Enhancing Global Aviation Security?, Paul Wilkinson;
Biography
Paul Wilkinson is Professor of International Relations and Chairman of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He is joint editor of the journal Terrorism and Political Violence, and his publications include Political Terrorism, Terrorism and the Liberal State and lessons of Lockerbie. Brian M. Jenkins formerly headed RAND's terrorism research programme before moving to Kroll Associates. He was a member of the Gore Commission on Aviation Safety and Security and is now a consultant for RAND, Santa Monica.
