What Is Counterterrorism For?
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What Is Counterterrorism For?

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

What Is Counterterrorism For?

About this book

Terrorism will always be frontpage news – counterterrorism is often discussed as an afterthought, yet it is vitally important to understand what is done in the name of our safety.

Since 9/11, there has been a huge ramping up of the state's special powers in the name of security, such as indefinite detention, the assassination of suspected terrorists, the use of extraordinary rendition, torture, and changes to due process. However, these powers are often shadowy, they are rarely rolled back, and they can be counterproductive.

This book focuses on understanding the costs of counterterrorism and asking how they can be reduced; global in scope, it looks not just at Western liberal democracies, but at numerous examples from across the world.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Epigraph
  3. About..
  4. Available now
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright Page
  7. Dedication
  8. Contents
  9. List of Figures
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. 1 What Is Counterterrorism?
  12. 2 Counterterrorism in the 21st Century
  13. 3 How Did We Get Here? A Short History of Counterterrorism
  14. 4 The Problems of Counterterrorism
  15. 5 Ways Forward
  16. 6 Conclusion
  17. Notes
  18. Further Reading
  19. Index