1st Edition

The Counter-terrorism Puzzle A Guide for Decision Makers

By Boaz Ganor Copyright 2005
360 Pages
by Routledge

360 Pages
by Routledge

317 Pages
by Routledge

The expansion and escalation of global terrorism has left populations across the world and decision-makers responsible for contending with it unprepared. This book, now in paperback, is the first attempt of its kind to create a manual of counter-terrorism measures on all the relevant operational levels. The author's main purpose is to give decision-makers the tools to make rational and effective... Read more
1: Dilemmas in Defining the Threat; 2: Dilemmas in Defining Counter-Terrorism; 3: Intelligence Dilemmas in the War on Terrorism; 4: Dilemmas in the Deterrence of Terrorists; 5: Dilemmas Concerning Offensive and Defensive Counter-Terrorism Actions; 6: Democratic Dilemmas in the War against Terrorism; 7: Dilemmas in Legislative and Punitive Policies; 8: Dilemmas Concerning Media Coverage of Terrorist Attacks; 9: Dilemmas in Coping with the Psychological-Morale Damage from Terrorism; 10: Dilemmas Concerning International Cooperation on Counter-Terrorism; Summary and Conclusions: Israel’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy

Biography

Abraham Kaplan