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Responding to terrorism Responding to terrorism Robert Imre Terrorism and political violence as a field is growing and expanding. This volume, however, provides a cross-disciplinary analysis - political, philosophical and legal - in a single text and will app… OL12047113W
Courting Disaster Courting Disaster Marc A Thiessen White House speechwriter Marc Thiessen was locked in a secure room and given access to the most sensitive intelligence when he was tasked to write President George W. Bush's 2006 speech explaining th… OL15174964W
Major Farran's hat Major Farran's hat David Cesarani Explores why Britain lost Palestine, linking its counterinsurgency and diplomatic strategies through the role of Roy Farran, commander of British counterterrorism squads, to the abduction of a Jewish… OL15449167W
Your government failed you Your government failed you Richard A. Clarke The bestselling author of "Against All Enemies" now looks at why national security failures have continued and how America and the world can succeed against violent Islamist extremists. OL15841262W
The politics of prisoner abuse The politics of prisoner abuse David P. Forsythe "When states are threatened by war and terrorism, can we really expect them to abide by human rights and humanitarian law? David Forsythe's bold analysis of US policies towards terror suspects after … OL15921681W
History, memory, and state-sponsored violence History, memory, and state-sponsored violence Berber Bevernage "Modern historiography embraces the notion that time is irreversible, implying that the past should be imagined as something "absent" or "distant." Victims of historical injustice, however, in contra… OL16167197W
America responds to terrorism America responds to terrorism Karen A. Feste "What policy is best for the United States to reduce the threat of Islamic extremist terrorism? Recent American presidents have applied alternative conflict resolution approaches. Clinton practiced c… OL16296275W
Terrorism and national security reform Terrorism and national security reform Jordan Tama "Terrorism and National Security Reform demonstrates that blue-ribbon commissions can be powerful vehicles for policy change, overturning the conventional wisdom that views them only as devices for p… OL16460761W
Evidence-based counterterrorism policy Evidence-based counterterrorism policy Leslie W. Kennedy,Cynthia M. Lum "Since the 9/11 terror attacks, the development and implementation of counterterrorism strategies has been a top priority in national security policies in many countries. Yet as the number and scope … OL16636695W
See something, say nothing See something, say nothing Philip Haney When the Department of Homeland Security was founded in 2003 its stated purpose was "preventing terrorist attacks within the United States and reducing America's vulnerability to terrorism." The Bush… OL20034112W
Critical infrastructure protection in homeland security Critical infrastructure protection in homeland security T. G. Lewis A scientific approach to the new field of critical infrastructure protection This book offers a unique scientific approach to the new field of critical infrastructure protection: it uses network… OL2912907W
Terror and consent Terror and consent Philip Bobbitt Philip Bobbitt follows his magisterial Shield of Achilles with an equally provocative analysis of the West's struggle against terror. Boldly stating that the primary driver of terrorism is not Islam … OL4476706W
The Commission The Commission Philip Shenon In a work of history that will make headlines, New York Times reporter Philip Shenon investigates the investigation of 9/11 and tells the inside story of most important federal commission since the t… OL9365011W
Counterterrorism Legislation in Sri Lanka Counterterrorism Legislation in Sri Lanka N. Manoharan This study investigates the efficacy of counterterrorism laws in democracies by taking the highly pertinent case of Sri Lanka as an example. It compares the use of counterterrorism laws by the Sri La… OL9895074W