Deterrence & influence in counterterrorism a component in the war on al Qaeda

Historical experience has shown that successful strategies to combat terrorism that is spawned by serious, deep-rooted problems have involved first crushing the current threat and then bringing about changes to make terrorism?s reemergence less likely. While deterrence of terrorism may at first gla...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Davis, Paul K., 1943- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : Rand c2002.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:Historical experience has shown that successful strategies to combat terrorism that is spawned by serious, deep-rooted problems have involved first crushing the current threat and then bringing about changes to make terrorism?s reemergence less likely. While deterrence of terrorism may at first glance seem to be an unrealistic goal?concepts such as co-optation and inducement cannot be expected to be effective for dealing with terrorists who have the unshakable commitment of an Osama bin Laden?it may be possible to influence some members of terrorist groups. Such groups are not simply single
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (107 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780833034069