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Record Nr.

UNINA9910693402903321

Autore

Hughes Geraint <1975->

Titolo

The military's role in counterterrorism [[electronic resource] ] : examples and implications for liberal democracies / / Geraint Hughes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carlisle, PA : , : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, , [2011]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 204 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Letort paper

Disciplina

363.325/17

Soggetti

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

Terrorism - Prevention

Internal security

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed May 17, 2011).

"May 2011."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-184).

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Is terrorism a military problem? -- The military's role in counterterrorism -- Problems arising from military involvement in counterterrorism : the international context -- Problems arising from military involvement in counterterrorism : the domestic context -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

The author examines historical and contemporary examples of military involvement in counterterrorism, outlining the specific roles which the armed forces of liberal democracies have performed in combating terrorism, both in a domestic and international context. He describes the political, strategic, conceptual, diplomatic, and ethical problems that can arise when a state's armed forces become engaged in counterterrorism, and argues that military power can only be employed as part of a coordinated counterterrorist strategy aimed at the containment and frustration -- rather than the physical elimination -- of the terrorist group(s) concerned.