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Terrorism in an unstable world / Richard Clutterbuck.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1994Description: xvii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0415103401
  • 9780415103404
Contained works:
  • Clutterbuck, Richard L. Terrorism and guerilla warfare
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.625 20
LOC classification:
  • HV6431 .C555 1994
Contents:
List of figures and tables -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Pt. I. Introduction -- 1. Conflict in the post-Communist world -- 2. A new kind of peacekeeping -- Pt. II. Technological Development -- 3. A vulnerable society -- 4. Personal weapons -- 5. Missiles, longer range weapons and bombs -- 6. Detecting explosives, bombs and guns -- 7. Intelligence and the microelectronics revolution -- 8. Physical security -- Pt. III. Drugs, Political Violence and Crime -- 9. Cocaine -- 10. Heroin and hashish -- 11. The consumers -- Pt. IV. Rural Guerrilla Warfare -- 12. Rural guerrillas - Latin America -- 13. Rural guerrillas - Asia and Africa -- 14. Development of rural guerrilla warfare -- Pt. V. Urban Terrorism -- 15. Urban terrorist organizations -- 16. Urban terrorist techniques -- 17. Developments in countering terrorism -- 18. Airport and airline security -- Pt. VI. Conclusions -- 19. Stopping people killing each other -- 20. Civil liberties and the rule of law -- Sources and bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Political changes since 1989 have made the world far more unstable and dangerous than it was before. The ways in which the international community deals with international crime and particularly terrorism and drug trafficking need rethinking. Richard Clutterbuck assesses the technological developments in modern weapons as well as advances in detecting explosives and spotting and convicting terrorists, criminals and drug traffickers. He looks at trials of some identification techniques that could revolutionize the safety and convenience of air travel, and asks whether this new technology could lead to a 'big brother' invasion of civil liberties. Finally, he looks at peacekeeping and peacemaking and examines the possibilities for international organizations, such as the UN and NATO, to take a more proactive role in international law enforcement. This book should be an invaluable guide to both students and security professionals. It is free from jargon and will be understood and appreciated by anyone who is concerned about violence in the world.
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Revised edition of: Terrorism and guerilla warfare. 1990.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-227) and index.

List of figures and tables -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Pt. I. Introduction -- 1. Conflict in the post-Communist world -- 2. A new kind of peacekeeping -- Pt. II. Technological Development -- 3. A vulnerable society -- 4. Personal weapons -- 5. Missiles, longer range weapons and bombs -- 6. Detecting explosives, bombs and guns -- 7. Intelligence and the microelectronics revolution -- 8. Physical security -- Pt. III. Drugs, Political Violence and Crime -- 9. Cocaine -- 10. Heroin and hashish -- 11. The consumers -- Pt. IV. Rural Guerrilla Warfare -- 12. Rural guerrillas - Latin America -- 13. Rural guerrillas - Asia and Africa -- 14. Development of rural guerrilla warfare -- Pt. V. Urban Terrorism -- 15. Urban terrorist organizations -- 16. Urban terrorist techniques -- 17. Developments in countering terrorism -- 18. Airport and airline security -- Pt. VI. Conclusions -- 19. Stopping people killing each other -- 20. Civil liberties and the rule of law -- Sources and bibliography -- Index.

Political changes since 1989 have made the world far more unstable and dangerous than it was before. The ways in which the international community deals with international crime and particularly terrorism and drug trafficking need rethinking. Richard Clutterbuck assesses the technological developments in modern weapons as well as advances in detecting explosives and spotting and convicting terrorists, criminals and drug traffickers. He looks at trials of some identification techniques that could revolutionize the safety and convenience of air travel, and asks whether this new technology could lead to a 'big brother' invasion of civil liberties. Finally, he looks at peacekeeping and peacemaking and examines the possibilities for international organizations, such as the UN and NATO, to take a more proactive role in international law enforcement. This book should be an invaluable guide to both students and security professionals. It is free from jargon and will be understood and appreciated by anyone who is concerned about violence in the world.

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