The military's role in counterterrorism : examples and implications for liberal democracies /
Hughes, Geraint, 1975-
The military's role in counterterrorism : examples and implications for liberal democracies / Geraint Hughes - Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011 - xix, 204 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. - Letort paper ; [no. 48] . - Letort papers ; .
"May 2011."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-184).
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.
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.
9781584874898 1584874899
terrorism--armed forces
counterterrorism
The military's role in counterterrorism : examples and implications for liberal democracies / Geraint Hughes - Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011 - xix, 204 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. - Letort paper ; [no. 48] . - Letort papers ; .
"May 2011."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-184).
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.
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.
9781584874898 1584874899
terrorism--armed forces
counterterrorism