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 glan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Paul K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. Rand ©2002©2002, 2002
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Background: why deterring terrorists is so difficult
  • Principles for influencing terrorists
  • Broad issues of strategy
  • Some controversial issues
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • Includes bibliographical references