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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Philip B Heymann |
| ISBN: | 0262083272 9780262083270 0262582554 9780262582551 |
| OCLC Number: | 52418129 |
| Description: | xiii, 210 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | pt. 1. Real and metaphorical "war" -- Terrorism after September 11 -- Does it help to define our dangers from terrorism as "war"? -- pt. 2. What can be done to reduce the threat? -- Protection against unidentified terrorists -- Intelligence -- pt. 3. Recognizing the costs of the steps we take -- Civil liberties -- Building the future internationally -- pt. 4. Organizing for the necessary decisions -- The problem of drifting into an "intelligence state" -- Values and security. |
| Series Title: | BCSIA studies in international security. |
| Responsibility: | Philip B. Heymann. |
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"...[A] persuasive argument for the kind of multilateral approach to fighting terrorism for which the Bush administration has shown...disdain." Ethan Bronner The New York Times Book Review "Heymann's indictment of the Bush administration's political irresponsibility is thus all the more compelling because of its dispassionate, precise articulation." Michael Stern The American Lawyer "Philip B. Heymann may rightly count among the foremost experts on counterterrorism policy in the United States." Mathieu Deflem Law & Politics Book Review "Philip Heymann's book stands out for its restrained authority and measured judgement." Anthony Dworkin Survival "The legal and political analysis is sound." Publisher's Weekly "This book is a judicious and systematic guide to the various policy options at each stage of counterterrorism." Lawrence D. Freedman Foreign Affairs "Philip Heymann's book stands out for its restrained authority and measuredjudgement." Anthony Dworkin Survival Read more...
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- Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention.
- Terrorism -- Government policy -- United States.
- Terrorisme.
- Bestrijding.
- Democratie.
- Mensenrechten.
- Terrorisme -- États-Unis -- Prévention.
- Terrorisme -- Politique gouvernementale -- États-Unis.
- Opération Liberté immuable, 2001-
- Antiterrorisme.
- Politique gouvernementale.
- États-Unis.
- Sicherheitspolitik.
- Prävention.
- Terrorismus.
- Bekämpfung.
- USA.
