LEADER 04074nam 22006614a 450 001 9910816736403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-81343-1 010 $a9786610813438 010 $a0-8157-9874-1 035 $a(CKB)111087027970370 035 $a(OCoLC)614662590 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10026296 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000257325 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11240288 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000257325 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10228435 035 $a(PQKB)10722071 035 $a(OCoLC)1017608767 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse59684 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3004364 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10026296 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL81343 035 $a(OCoLC)53482723 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3004364 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027970370 100 $a20001219d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTerrorism and U.S. foreign policy /$fPaul R. Pillar 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8157-7077-4 311 $a0-8157-0004-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 236-259) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- The dimensions of terrorism and counterterrorism -- Terrorism, the United States, and the world order -- Counterterrorist instruments -- Groups -- States -- Publics -- Lessons and futures. 330 $aThe United States government-backed by the overwhelming support of the American public-takes a hard line against international terrorism. The tenets of official U.S. counterterrorist policy are: make no concessions or deals with terrorists; bring them to justice for their crimes; isolate and apply pressure on states that sponsor terrorism; and bolster the counterterrorist capabilities of countries willing to work with the United States. While these tenets are sound principles, their application, specifically overseas, raises difficult questions. Does the "no deal" policy actually deter terrorists acts? Are there cases where agreements might reduce terrorism, while advancing other U.S. interests? Do isolation and pressure really force offending states to alter their support for terrorists? What factors affect the willingness, not just the capability, of foreign governments to help the United States in counterterrorism? In this critical study, a career CIA officer provides a guide to constructing and executing counterterrorist policy, urging that it be formulated as an integral part of broader U.S. foreign policy. In the first four chapters, Paul R. Pillar identifies the necessary elements of counterterrorist policy, he examines why the United States is a prime terrorist target, and he reveals why the counterterrorist policies that seem strongest are not always the most effective. Chapter 5 examines the widely varying nature of terrorist groups and the policy tools most appropriately applied to them. Chapter 6 focuses on states that sponsor terrorism (including Iran, Libya, North Korea, and Cuba), along with those that enable it to occur (particularly Greece and Pakistan). Pillar examines ways in which the American public's perspective toward terrorism can actually constrain counterterrorist policy, and he concludes that terrorism cannot be 330 8 $a"defeated" only reduced, attenuated, and to some degree, controlled. The final chapter summarizes his recommendations f. 517 3 $aTerrorism and US foreign policy 606 $aTerrorism 606 $aTerrorism$xPrevention 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations 615 0$aTerrorism. 615 0$aTerrorism$xPrevention. 676 $a327.73 700 $aPillar$b Paul R.$f1947-$01164318 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816736403321 996 $aTerrorism and U.S. foreign policy$94012547 997 $aUNINA