[PDF] The British War On Terror eBook

Author : Warren Chin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 15,45 MB
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1317172353

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Why did Britain come to play such a prominent role in the war on terror and why did the military instrument come to be the dominant theme in the British prosecution of what was an ideological and political struggle? This book is an analysis of Britain’s war against Al Qaeda and the phenomenon of international terrorism which marked a paradigm shift in the nature and conduct of war in the twenty-first century. At the heart of the book is an attempt to understand why Britain, which possessed a wealth of experience in the conduct of counterterrorism, counterinsurgency and small wars, developed a strategic and operational design to defeat the Islamist threat which proved to be deeply flawed. In addressing this question the book explores the complex intellectual, doctrinal and geopolitical challenge posed by Al Qaeda and international terrorism and how and why the British response took the form that it did. In conducting this analysis the book raises important questions about the assumptions and perceptions of those in government who led the UK into this conflict, the nature of the civil military relationship in Britain and how well it functioned, and finally the competence of its security forces in being able to deal with this threat both domestically and overseas.

Author : Steve Hewitt
Publisher : Continuum
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,15 MB
Release : 2008-02-12
Category : History
ISBN :

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Offers an examination of events of terrorism and provides a historical and contemporary context to this threat, and how we are dealing with it.

Author : Miriam Gani
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 37,34 MB
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1921313749

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On 20 September 2001, in an address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American people, President George W Bush declared a 'war on terror'. The concept of the 'war on terror' has proven to be both an attractive and a potent rhetorical device. It has been adopted and elaborated upon by political leaders around the world, particularly in the context of military action in Afghanistan and Iraq. But use of the rhetoric has not been confined to the military context. The 'war on terror' is a domestic one, also, and the phrase has been used to account for broad criminal legislation, sweeping agency powers and potential human rights abuses throughout much of the world. This collection seeks both to draw on and to engage critically with the metaphor of war in the context of terrorism. It brings together a group of experts from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany who write about terrorism from a variety of disciplinary perspectives including international law and international relations, public and constitutional law, criminal law and criminology, legal theory, and psychology and law.

Author : C. Nick Hewitt
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 23,85 MB
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ISBN : 9781846841651

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Since the attacks of 11 September 2001, the topic of terrorism has been almost continually front-page news in the United Kingdom. The subsequent war on terror including the invasion of Iraq, has only heightened interest in the matter. With the London bombings of 7 July 2005, Britain become a frontline in international terrorism and counter-terrorism. This reality has only been heightened by the failed terrorist attacks in London on 21 July 2005, and through a series of high profile incidents, including an alleged plot to blow up several airliners using liquid gel explosives and the arrest of several NHS staff in connection to failed attacks in London and Glasgow. What has been lacking since 2001, however, is a balanced, measured and informed examination of these events. Steve Hewitt s new book gives an illuminating and fascinating view of this often misunderstood world. Contents : Introduction " This historical context " The rules of the games are changing: from 9/11 to 7/7 " Terrorism in the UK " It turned out wrongly: counter-terrorism, Part 1 " Losing Hearts and Minds: counter-terrorism, Part 2 conclusion: 7/7s not 9/11s " Notes " Bibliography " Index

Author : Ted Honderich
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 13,89 MB
Release : 2006-07-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780826491169

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Ted Honderich presents an intelligent inquiry into the highly controversial topic of terrorism, looking in turn at Palestine, 9-11, Iraq and 7-7.

Author : Vasja Badalič
Publisher : Springer
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 44,53 MB
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3030124061

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This book provides a critical analysis of how the “war on terror” affected the civilian population in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This “forgotten war,” which started in 2001 with the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, has seen more than 212,000 people killed in war-related incidents. Whilst most of the news media shifted their attention to other conflict zones, this war rages on. Badalič has amassed a vast amount of data on the civilian victims of war from both sides of the Durand line, the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. He conducted interviews in Peshawar, Quetta, Islamabad, Kabul, Jalalabad, and many other cities and villages from 2008 to 2017. His data is mostly drawn from those extensive conversations held with civilian victims of war, Afghan and Pakistani officials, human-rights activists and members of the insurgency. The book is divided into three parts. The first examines the impact the US-led coalition, Afghan security forces and paramilitary groups had on civilians, with methods of combat such as drone strikes and kill-or-capture missions. The second part focuses on civilian victims of abuses of power by Pakistani security forces, including arbitrary detentions and forced disappearances. In the final part, Badalič explores the impact of unlawful practices used by the armed insurgency – the Afghan Taliban. Overall, the book seeks to tell the story of the civilian victims of the “War on Terror".

Author : Richard Jackson
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 12,24 MB
Release : 2005-07-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780719071218

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This book examines the language of the war on terrorism and is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand how the Bush administration's approach to counter-terrorism became the dominant policy paradigm in American politics today.

Author : Hamourtziadou, Lily
Publisher : Bristol University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 10,32 MB
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1529206723

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Lily Hamourtziadou’s investigation into civilian victims during the conflicts that followed the US-led coalition’s 2003 invasion of Iraq provides important new perspectives on the human cost of the War on Terror. From early fighting to the withdrawal and return of coalition troops, the Arab Spring and the rise of ISIS, the book explores the scale and causes of deaths and places them in the contexts of power struggles, US foreign policy and radicalisation. Casting fresh light on not just the conflict but international geopolitics and the history of Iraq, it constructs a unique and insightful human security approach to war.

Author : Satvinder S. Juss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 20,95 MB
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 1351006045

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This edited collection provides a comprehensive, insightful, and detailed study of a vital area of public policy debate as it is currently occurring in countries across the world from India to South Africa and the United Kingdom to Australia. Bringing together academics and experts from a variety of jurisdictions, it reflects upon the impact on human rights of the application of more than a decade of the "War on Terror" as enunciated soon after 9/11. The volume identifies and critically examines the principal and enduring resonances of the concept of the "War on Terror". The examination covers not only the obvious impacts but also the more insidious and enduring changes within domestic laws. The rationale for this collection is therefore not just to plot how the "War on Terror" has operated within the folds of the cloak of liberal democracy, but how they render that cloak ragged, especially in the sight of those sections of society who pay the heaviest price in terms of their human rights. This book engages with the public policy strand of the last decade that has arguably most shaped perceptions of human rights and engendered debates about their worth and meaning. It will be of interest to researchers, academics, practitioners, and students in the fields of human rights law, criminal justice, criminology, politics, and international studies.