The military's role in counterterrorism : examples and implications for liberal democracies /
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,...
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| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Carlisle, PA :
Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College,
[2011]
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| Series: | Letort papers.
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| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo7630 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed May 17, 2011). "May 2011." Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 204 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-184). |
| ISBN: | 9781584874898 1584874899 |