Terrorism, armed struggle Books

Book SynopsisThis innovative Research Handbook brings together leading international law scholars from around the world to discuss and highlight the contemporary debate regarding issues of conflict prevention and the legality of resorting to the use of armed force through to those arising during an armed conflict and in the phase between conflict and peace.The Handbook covers key conceptual topics drawn from across the three areas of jus ad bellum, jus in bello and jus post bellum. The subject matter of the included chapters range from conflict prevention through to reparation and compensation, via coverage of issues such as disarmament, the role of the Security Council, self-defense, humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect, targets, war crimes, private military contractors, peacekeeping, and the protection of human rights.Being the first to examine topics under these areas in one volume, the book will be of interest to scholars, academics, postgraduate and research students as well as government lawyers from various disciplinary backgrounds looking for a contemporary grounding in issues under the broad theme of international conflict and security law.Contributors: C. Bell, R. Cryer, C. De Cock, C. Gray, V. Hadzi-Vidanovic, M. Happold, C. Henderson, K. Hulme, D. Kritsiotis, C. Lehnardt, K. Manusama, M. Milanovic, M.E. O'Connell, A. Orakhelashvili, N. Ronzitti, T. Ruys, M. Sossai, N. Tsagourias, D. Turns, N.D. White, R. WildeTrade Review'Featuring some of the field's most expert thinkers, this is an adroitly constructed volume of essays in ''conflict and security law''. The writing here offers a distillation of the major legal projects in the area while dissolving some of international law's most rigid demarcations (e.g. between war and peace, or the jus ad bellum and jus in bello).' --Gerry Simpson, University of Melbourne, Australia'Events of the past fifteen years have sharpened the focus on well-known issues in international conflict and security law. What responses to international terrorism are permissible? Can humanitarian intervention be justified under international law? The Research Handbook on International Conflict and Security Law addresses these and other debates across the areas of conflict prevention, use of force and post-conflict reconstruction, with the critical insight for which the contributors are known.' --James Crawford, University of Cambridge, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: International Conflict and Security Law Christian Henderson and Nigel D. White 1. Conflict Prevention Kenneth Manusama 2. Disarmament and Non-proliferation Mirko Sossai 3. The Prohibition of Threats of Force Nicholas Tsagourias 4. The Prohibition of the Use of Force Mary Ellen O’Connell 5. The Centrality of the United Nations Security Council in the Legal Regime Governing the Use of Force Christian Henderson 6. A Study of the Scope and Operation of the Rights of Individual and Collective Self-defence under International Law Dino Kritsiotis 7. The Use of Force for Humanitarian Purposes Christine Gray 8. A Taxonomy of Armed Conflict Marko Milanovic and Vidan Hadzi-Vidanovic 9. Weapons Karen Hulme 10. Targets David Turns 11. Protected Persons in International Armed Conflicts Tom Ruys and Christian De Cock 12. Private Military Companies Chia Lehnardt 13. International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law Matthew Happold 14. War Crimes Robert Cryer 15. Peace Settlements and International Law: From Lex Pacificatoria to Jus Post Bellum Christine Bell 16. Foreign Territorial Administration and International Trusteeship over People: Colonialism, Occupation, the Mandates and Trusteeship Arrangements, and International Territorial Administration Ralph Wilde 17. Peacekeeping or War-Fighting? Nigel D. White 18. Human Rights Protection During Extra-territorial Military Operations: Perspectives on International and English Law Alexander Orakhelashvili 19. Reparation and Compensation Natalino Ronzitti Index

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Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary Handbook offers a comprehensive and detailed overview of the relationship between gender and war, exploring the conduct of war, its impact, aftermath, and opposition to it. Offering sophisticated theoretical insights and empirical research from the First World War to contemporary conflicts around the world, this Handbook underscores the centrality of gender to critical examinations of war. A standout characteristic of this volume is its synthesis of both scholarly and policy-relevant debates as well as detailed case studies addressing both war and post-conflict realities. Including feminist perspectives with critical attention to men and masculinities, this Handbook proves itself to be both expansive and meticulous in its scholarly approach and critiques.The Handbook on Gender and War draws upon research from a wide variety of disciplines and will be of interest to scholars and researchers of gender and sexuality studies, international relations, sociology, peace and conflict studies, and cultural studies. It will also hold great appeal to policymakers and field workers engaged in projects in post-conflict re-construction, human rights, development, and gender justice.Contributors include: L. Åhäll, M. Alam, S. Basu, V.M. Basham, D. Berkowitz, J. Burkett, J. Chan, M. Denov, I.R. Feinman, L. Feitz, C.E. Gentry, C. Hamilton, P. Higate, C. Hills, A. Howell, J.P. Jacobsen, T. Kaiser, Q. Lin, M. MacKenzie, M. Manjikian, J. Nagel, C. O'Rourke, J. Pattinson, J. Pedersen, A. Ricard-Guay, C. Rowe, L. Sjoberg, S. Sharoni, L.J. Shepherd, L. Steiner, J. Welland, Z.H. WoolTrade Review'This timely Handbook contains the most comprehensive, interdisciplinary and cutting edge collection of writings, empirical findings and conceptual ideas about the gendered aspects of war, violence, militarism, security and peace. In the context of exploring the continuum of war in its numerous manifestations, the contributions also further our understandings of the role of masculinities and the relationship between political and sexualized violence. Building on recent feminist theorizing, this impressive collection constitutes an excellent resource not only for researchers and educators, but also policy-makers and activists.' --Nadje Al-Ali, SOAS University of London, UK'Simona Sharoni, Julia Welland, Linda Steiner and Jennifer Pedersen have compiled an extraordinarily rich collection of contemporary texts on gender, conflict, peace and security. The inter-disciplinary breadth, together with the combination of theoretical debate and on-the-ground research, make this an eminently readable, engaging and thought-provoking anthology, of great value to academics, activists, policy-makers and practitioners.' --Henri Myrttinen, International Alert, UK'For anyone plunging into the deep and wide waters of thinking and research on the workings of masculinities and femininities in war, this is definitely the place to start. Each contributor is a specialist with detailed knowledge of the complex processes that set the stage for, and perpetuate militarized violence. This volume is also a window on what it takes in gendered political action to create a sustainable peace.' --Cynthia Enloe, Clark UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Simona Sharoni and Julia Welland PART I GENDER AND THE CONDUCT OF WAR Introduction Julia Welland 1. Gender and Militaries: The Importance of Military Masculinities for the Conduct of State Sanctioned Violence Victoria M. Basham 2. On the Imagination of ‘Woman’ as Killer in War Linda Åhäll 3. The Twilight War: Gender and Espionage, Britain, 1900-1950 Juliette Pattinson 4. Cat Food and Clients: Gendering the Politics of Protection in the Private Military Securitized Company Paul Higate 5. Not All Soldiers: Hegemonic Masculinity and the Problem of Soldiers’ Agency in an Age of Technological Intervention Mary Manjikian 6. Gender and ‘Population-Centric’ Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan Julia Welland 7. Gender and Terrorism Caron E. Gentry PART II GENDER AND THE IMPACT OF WAR Introduction Linda Steiner 8. Gender-Based Violence in War Laura Sjoberg 9. Risk and Social Transformation: Gender and Forced Migration Tania Kaiser 10. Girls as Weapons of War Mayesha Alam 11. Gender and the Economic Impacts of War Joyce P. Jacobsen 12. The War Comes Home: The Toll of War and the Shifting Burden of Care Alison Howell and Zoë H. Wool 13. The Sexual Economy of War: Implications for the Integration of Women into the US Armed Forces Joane Nagel and Lindsey Feitz 14. From Woman Warrior to Innocent Child: Telling Gendered News Stories of Women Terrorists Dan Berkowitz and Ling Qi 15. Gender under Fire in War Reporting Linda Steiner PART III GENDER AND OPPOSITION TO WAR Introduction Jennifer Pedersen 16. CODEPINK and Pink Soldiers: Reading Feminist Antimilitarism Anew Ilene R. Feinman 17. Iraq Veterans Against the War: "That Whole Gender Paradigm" Cami Rowe 18. Gender and Resistance to Political Violence in Palestine and Israel Simona Sharoni 19. In the Rain and In the Sun: Women's Peace Activism in Liberia Jennifer Pedersen 20. Gender and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in the 1960s Jodi Burkett 21. Gendered Dimensions of Anti-war Protest in Japan Jennifer Chan PART IV GENDER AND THE AFTERMATH OF WAR Introduction Simona Sharoni 22. Gender and Peacebuilding Laura J. Shepherd and Caitlin Hamilton 23. Gender and Post-Conflict Security Megan MacKenzie 24. Gender and Transitional Justice Catherine O’Rourke 25. Gender and Demilitarization in Liberia Christopher Hills 26. Girl Soldiers and the Complexities of Demobilization and Reintegration Myriam Denov, Alexandra Ricard-Guay and Amber Green 27. The United Nations’ Women, Peace and Security Agenda Soumita Basu Index

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Book SynopsisTerrorism and human rights has been the subject of increased attention since the events of 11th September 2001. Drawing on works that were originally published between 2002 and 2011, this authoritative collection covers a variety of topics, including detention and extraordinary rendition, targeted killings, freedom of expression, privacy and terrorist listings.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Martin Scheinin PART I GENERAL FRAMEWORK 1. Martin Scheinin and Mathias Vermeulen (2011), ‘Unilateral Exceptions to International Law: Systematic Legal Analysis and Critique of Doctrines that seek to Deny or Reduce the Applicability of Human Rights Norms in the Fight against Terrorism’ 2. Yuval Shany (2011), ‘Human Rights and Humanitarian Law as Competing Legal Paradigms for Fighting Terror’ 3. Helen Duffy (2008), ‘Human Rights Litigation and the “War on Terror’’’ 4. Antonio Cassese (2006), ‘The Multifaceted Criminal Notion of Terrorism in International Law’ PART II TORTURE 5. Manfred Nowak (2006), ‘What Practices Constitute Torture?: US and UN Standards’ 6. Jens David Ohlin (2010), ‘The Torture Lawyers’ PART III DETENTION AND EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION 7. Doug Cassel (2008), ‘International Human Rights Law and Security Detention’ 8. Margaret L. Satterthwaite (2006), ‘Rendered Meaningless: Extraordinary Rendition and the Rule of Law’ PART IV TARGETED KILLINGS 9. David Kretzmer (2005), ‘Targeted Killing of Suspected Terrorists: Extra-Judicial Executions or Legitimate Means of Defence?’ 10. Nils Melzer (2006), ‘Targeted Killing or Less Harmful Means? – Israel’s High Court Judgment on Targeted Killing and the Restrictive Function of Military Necessity’ PART V FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 11. David Banisar (2008), Speaking of Terror: A Survey of the Effects of Counter-Terrorism Legislation on Freedom of the Media in Europe 12. Stefan Sottiaux (2009), ‘Leroy v. France: Apology of Terrorism and the Malaise of the European Court of Human Rights’ Free Speech Jurisprudence’ PART VI PROFILING 13. Daniel Moeckli (2006), ‘Terrorist Profiling and the Importance of a Proactive Approach to Human Rights Protection’ 14. David Cole (2002), ‘Enemy Aliens’ PART VII PRIVACY 15. Emanuel Gross (2004), ‘The Struggle of a Democracy Against Terrorism-Protection of Human Rights: The Right to Privacy Versus the National Interest – the Proper Balance’ 16. Ian Brown and Douwe Korff (2009), ‘Terrorism and the Proportionality of Internet Surveillance’ PART VIII TERRORIST LISTINGS 17. Martin Scheinin (2009), ‘Is the ECJ Ruling in Kadi Incompatible with International Law?’ 18. Christian Tomuschat (2009), ‘The Kadi Case: What Relationship is there between the Universal Legal Order under the Auspices of the United Nations and the EU Legal Order?’ 19. Iain Cameron (2003), ‘UN Targeted Sanctions, Legal Safeguards and the European Convention on Human Rights’ PART IX ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, GENDER ASPECTS AND CAUSES OF TERRORISM 20. Edward Newman (2006), ‘Exploring the “Root Causes” of Terrorism’ 21. Kara Beth Stein (2007), ‘Female Refugees: Re-Victimised by the Material Support to Terrorism Bar’ 22. Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (2011), Extracts from A Decade Lost: Locating Gender in U.S. Counter-Terrorism

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Book SynopsisBio-Imperialism focuses on an understudied dimension of the war on terror: the fight against bioterrorism. This component of the war enlisted the biosciences and public health fields to build up the U.S. biodefense industry and U.S. global disease control. The book argues that U.S. imperial ambitions drove these shifts in focus, aided by gendered and racialized discourses on terrorism, disease, and science. These narratives helped rationalize American research expansion into dangerous germs and bioweapons in the name of biodefense and bolstered the U.S. rationale for increased interference in the disease control decisions of Global South nations. Bio-Imperialism is a sobering look at how the war on terror impacted the world in ways that we are only just starting to grapple with. Trade Review"A concise and powerful book on the injustices and asymmetries of global health security....The book makes two important contributions to the critique of global health. As regards method, it concerns itself with the strategic use of language, through a close reading of policy, legislative, medical and scientific sources. This analytical work is given an ethical edge through the technique of ‘rhetorical re-description’ or ‘paradiastole.’"— New Genetics and Society "In this astute and timely study, D’Arcangelis tracks the rise of a racialized and gendered 'bioterror imaginary' in the U.S. through science, politics, journalism, social media, and popular culture that facilitated the conversion of warnings of bioterror into a strategy for U.S. imperialism. Bio-Imperialism offers an urgent analysis of how the US produces the threats to the health of a population it ostensibly seeks to address."— Priscilla Wald, author of Contagious: Cultures, Carriers, and the Outbreak Narrative "D’Arcangelis provides a rich, timely, must-read account of the United States’ 'bioterror imaginary' and its role in the construction of national fragility. Bio-Imperialism recounts tales of terrorism, technoscience, caregiving, and preparedness that are entangled in a nationalism conflating public health and national security. In so doing, the book provides impressive insight into the racialized and gendered dynamics underlying the United States’ representation and repurposing of science and health, and the dangers therein." — Laura Sjoberg, co-author of International Relations' Last Synthesis?Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Introduction: Bio-imperialism and the Entanglement of Bioscience, Public Health, and National Security 1. The Making of the Technoscientific Other: Tales of Terrorism, Development, and Third World Morality 2. From Practicing Safe Science to Keeping Science Out of “Dangerous Hands”: The Resurgence of U.S. “Biodefense” 3. Co-opting Caregiving: Softening Militarism, Feminizing the Nation 4. Preparedness Migrates: Pandemics, Germ Extraction, and “Global Health Security” Epilogue: Repurposing Science and Public Health Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis 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".Table of Contents1. Introduction: Creating A Reign Of Terror.- 2. Inherently Imprecise Killings: Civilian Victims In U.S. Drone Strikes In Afghanistan And Pakistan.- 3. Death Comes At Night: Civilian Victims In U.S. Kill-Or-Capture Missions In Afghanistan.- 4. The War On Due Process: Civilian Victims Of The U.S. Arbitrary Detention Program In Afghanistan.- 5. Systemic Torture, The New Normal: Civilian Victims Of “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques” In Afghan Detention Facilities. - 6. In Militias We Trust: Civilian Victims Of Targeted Killings By Pro-Government Armed Groups In Afghanistan.- 7. The “White Detainees”: Civilian Victims Of Arbitrary Detentions In Pakistan.- 8. The “Disappeared”: Civilian Victims Of Enforced Disappearances In Pakistan.- 9. Death Sentences On Twitter: Civilian Victims Of Secret Military Courts In Pakistan.- 10. The Reverse Exodus: The Forced Repatriation Of Afghan Refugees In Pakistan.- 11. Eliminating “Pernicious Individuals”: Civilian Victims Of The Afghan Taliban’s Targeted Killing Program.- 12. Executions, Amputations, And Lashings: Civilian Victims Of The Afghan Taliban’s Parallel Justice System.- 13. Taking “Civilian Criminals” As Hostages: Civilian Victims Of Abductions By The Afghan Taliban.

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume addresses the role of non-state actors (NSAs) in international relations. From their emergence in the early 20th century, entities of non-state status have played a role of increasing prominence in international politics. Scholarly work has been slow to catch up, approaching NSAs mainly through the scope of legitimacy and international law or limiting focus to NGOs, international organizations, and economic corporations. This volume remedies that, creating a typology of NSAs based on systematic and coherent analysis.Presenting a series of cases of NSAs across the continuum of international relations, the chapters firmly ground NSAs in the ontology of international relations theory. Filling a gap in the current literature, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of international relations theory, international politics, international security, diplomatic history, and European and Middle East politics, as well as policy-makers and practitioners. Table of ContentsChapter 1 - Conceptualising Non-State actors in International Relations.- Chapter 2 The power of institutions in IR: From intergovernmental to non-governmental organizations.- Chapter 3 - Irregular Militaries and Militias in International Relations Theory: The Case of Iraqi Shiite militias.- Chapter 4 - Dilemmas of fundamentalist non-state actors in international relations.- Chapter 5 - The impact of ethnic groups on International Relations.- Chapter 6 - States-to-Be as Foreign Policy Actors.- Chapter 7 - Conclusion. Understanding the role of non-state actors in a mutable global system.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1 - Introduction: Nuclear Latency and the Participation Puzzle.- Chapter 2 - One of Us: Nuclear Latency and Participation in the Non-Proliferation Regime.- Chapter 3 A Role Theoretical Approach to Participation: Defining a Causal Mechanism.- Chapter 4 - Into the Macro-Level: A set-theoretical Analysis of Participation in the non-proliferation regime.- Chapter 5 - The Civilian Power: German Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy and Participation Strategy (1990-2020).- Chapter 6 - The Global Development Power: The Brazilian Non-Proliferation Policy and Participation Strategy (1990-2020).- Chapter 7: Conclusion: Limitations, Contributions, and Policy-Implications.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the rise and impact of violent non-state actors in contemporary Africa and the implications for the sovereignty and security of African states. Each chapter tackles a unique angle on violent organizations on the continent with the view of highlighting the conditions that lead to the rise and radicalization of these groups. The chapters further examine the ways in which governments have responded to the challenge and the national, regional and international strategies that they have adopted as a result. Chapter contributors to this volume examine the emergence of Islamist terrorists in Nigeria, Mali and Libya; rebels in DR Congo, Central African Republic, Ethiopia and Rwanda; and warlords and pirates in Somalia, Uganda and Sierra Leone.Table of Contents1. IntroductionCaroline Varin PART 1: TERRORISTS 2. From Sectarianism to Terrorism in Northern Nigeria: A Closer Look at Boko HaramDauda Abubakar 3. Nationalist Sentiment, Terrorist Incursions and the Survival of the Malian StateJude Cocodia 4. Islamic State in LibyaLarissa JaegerPART 2: REBELS 5. ‘Islamist’ rebels in DRC – the Allied Democratic ForcesJesper Cullen 6. The Séléka and anti-Balaka rebel movements in the Central African Republic Wendy Isaacs-Martin7. Rebel Movements in EthiopiaBerouk Mesfin8. Rebel Victory and the Rwandan GenocideJennifer MelvinPART 3: WARLORDS 9. Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance ArmyJo-Ansie van Wyk10. The Revolutionary United Front, Liberian Warlords and Civil War in Sierra LeoneUsman A. Tar and Sharkdam Wapmuk11. Al-Shabaab: State Collapse, Warlords and Islamist Insurgency in SomaliaUsman A Tar and Mala Mustapha12. Pirates in West Africa and SomaliaClayton D. Allen13. ConclusionCaroline Varin

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Book SynopsisThis book sheds new light on the security challenges for failed states posed by violent non-state armed actors (VNSAs). By focusing on the Syrian Civil War, it explores the characteristics, ideologies and strategies of the Islamic State (ISIS) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG), as well as the regional and geopolitical impacts of these VNSAs. The contributors also cover topics such as the re-imagination of borders, the YPG’s demands for national sovereignty, and the involvement of regional and global powers in the Syrian crisis. “This timely volume by regional scholars and experts examines various aspects of the emergence and expansion of violent non-state actors in the Syrian/Iraqi conflict. The wealth of detail and approaches enhance our understanding of the transformation and dynamics of contemporary conflicts within and beyond the region.” Keith Krause, The Graduate Institute, Geneva “This book opens fascinating glimpses into contrasting forms of “state-like” governance established by non-state actors, ISIS and the Kurdish PYD. [...] It is an important source for students of the Syrian conflict, civil wars, failed states and hybrid governance.”Raymond Hinnebusch, Director Centre for Syrian Studies, University of St. Andrews “This book is an excellent resource for those looking for an interdisciplinary account of VNSAs during the Syrian civil war. It makes a nice contribution to the study of violent non state actors and poses a set of new and pressing questions.” Max Abrahms, Northeastern University.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Reframing and Reassessing the VNSAs in Syrian Conflict: An Introduction.- Part 1: Actorness.- Chapter 2: Contested Geographies: How ISIS and YPG Rule ‘No-Go’ Areas in Northern Syria.- Chapter 3: Making Sense of the Territorial Aspirations of ISIS: Autonomy, Representation, Influence.- Chapter 4: How to Profile PYD/YPG as an Actor in the Syrian Civil War: Policy Implications for the Region and Beyond.- Chapter 5: The Islamic State versus the Popular Protection Units: Reciprocal Mobilization of Violent Non-State Actors in the Syrian Civil War.- Part 2: Powerfulness.- Chapter 6: ISIS as an Actor Controlling Water Resources in Syria and Iraq.- Part 3: Effectiveness.- Chapter 7: ’Surrogate Warfare’ in Syria and the Pitfalls of Diverging US Attitudes Towards ISIS and PYD.- Chapter 8: External Actors and VNSAs: An Analysis of the United States, Russia, ISIS and PYD/YPG.- Chapter 9: The EU’s Stance Towards VNSAs in dealing with the Syrian Crisis and its Effects.- Chapter 10: Understanding Iran’s Approach to Violent Non-State Actors: ISIS and YPG Cases.- Chapter 11: The Contagion of the Syrian Civil War into Turkey Under the Impact of ISIS and YPG Cases: Conditioning Factors and Diffusion Mechanisms.

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Book SynopsisDieses Lehrbuch führt ein in die politischen Zusammenhänge der Wahrnehmung von Risiken, des politischen Umgangs mit ihnen und in die gesellschaftswissenschaftlichen Möglichkeiten, diese Politik zu analysieren. Neben der Frage, welche Risiken existieren und wie ihnen begegnet werden kann, thematisiert das Buch die Kategorien, nach denen Risiken erkannt und in der Öffentlichkeit diskutiert werden. Es zeigt, wie Risiken verstanden werden können, wie ihnen begegnet wird sowie welchen Bedingungen organisierter Herrschaft Risikopolitik entspringt. An den Beispielen Krieg, Gesundheit, Terrorismus und Entwicklungspolitik wird veranschaulicht, welche Auswirkungen Risikoerwägungen auf internationale Politik ebenso wie auf gesellschaftliche Prozesse haben.Table of ContentsUmgang mit Risiken.- Risiko als Sozialtechnologie.- Risikokulturen.- Risiken und Krieg.- Entwicklungspolitik als Risikopolitik?.- Terrorismus als ‚geschaffenes‘ Risiko.- Internationale Gesundheitsrisiken.- Risikopolitik im 21. Jahrhundert

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Book SynopsisIn diesem Sammelband untersuchen Wissenschaftler und Praktiker aus dem Politikfeld Innere Sicherheit die asymmetrische Bedrohung durch den islamistischen Terrorismus in Deutschland und leiten daraus eine dringend erforderliche Anpassung der deutschen Sicherheitsarchitektur ab.Der InhaltDas Bedrohungspotenzial durch Islamismus und islamistischen Terrorismus ● Islamistisch-terroristische Radikalisierung ● Recht als Grundlage und Schranke staatlichen Handelns bei der Bekämpfung des Terrorismus ● Terrorismusabwehr und -bekämpfung im Zeitalter strategischer Ungewissheit ● Effekte von Terrorismus und Anarchismus als Führungsproblem ● Politisch motivierte Kriminalität mit CBRN-Tatmitteln ● Reichweite und Methodenspektrum im Zeitalter islamistischer AnschlägeDie HerausgeberDr. Dirk Freudenberg ist Dozent im Referat Strategische Führung und Leitung, Notfallvorsorge und -planung, pädagogische Grundlagen und Qualitätsmanagement an der Akademie für Krisenmanagement, Notfallplanung und Zivilschutz (AKNZ) im Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz- und Katastrophenhilfe (BBK).Dr. Stefan Goertz ist Beamter der Bundespolizei und Dozent an der Hochschule des Bundes, Fachbereich Bundespolizei, in Lübeck.Dr. Stephan Maninger ist Politikwissenschaftler mit zahlreichen Veröffentlichungen und Vorträgen an diversen akademischen Einrichtungen zu sicherheitspolitischen und militärgeschichtlichen Themen.Table of ContentsDas Bedrohungspotenzial durch Islamismus und islamistischen Terrorismus.- Islamistisch-terroristische Radikalisierung.- Recht als Grundlage und Schranke staatlichen Handelns bei der Bekämpfung des Terrorismus.- Terrorismusabwehr und -bekämpfung im Zeitalter strategischer Ungewissheit.- Effekte von Terrorismus und Anarchismus als Führungsproblem.- Politisch motivierte Kriminalität mit CBRN-Tatmitteln.- Reichweite und Methodenspektrum im Zeitalter islamistischer Anschläge.

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Book SynopsisDirk Baehr untersucht anhand der in sieben Gerichtsverfahren gesammelten und ausgewerteten empirischen Daten die Radikalisierungsursachen von neun dschihadistischen Straftätern. Bei den Angeklagten handelt es sich um Extremisten, die entweder wegen der Werbung und Unterstützung von terroristischen Vereinigungen oder wegen der Mitgliedschaft in terroristischen Vereinigungen in Deutschland zu hohen Haftstrafen verurteilt wurden. Um die Radikalisierungsprozesse von Dschihadisten exemplarisch darzulegen, werden die Radikalisierungsverläufe von zwei Straftätern in Einzelfallanalysen rekonstruiert und die wichtigsten Radikalisierungsfaktoren aufgezeigt. Table of ContentsGrundlegende Vorbemerkungen zur Radikalisierungsforschung.- Ursachenanalyse von Radikalisierungen.- Hauptursachen für Radikalisierungsprozesse.- Zwei Einzelfallanalysen von Radikalisierungen.

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Book SynopsisDieses Buch behandelt die Interaktion, Kooperation und Fusion von neuen Akteuren, Strategien, Taktiken und Mitteln des islamistischen Terrorismus und der transnationalen organisierten Kriminalität. Diese müssen als vitale Bedrohungen sowohl für die demokratische, westliche Welt als auch für die human security in Konfliktregionen analysiert werden. Das Buch wurde nach den islamistischen Anschlägen 2020 in Dresden, bei Paris, in Nizza und in Wien aktualisiert und um die neue Entwicklung des IS, neue jihadistischer Internet-Inhalte und eine Analyse aktueller islamistischer Akteure erweitert.Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Der neue Jihad als Theologie, Ideologie und Strategie.- Kooperation, Interaktion und Fusion von Organisierter Kriminalität und Jihadismus.- Neue technologische Mittel des neuen Terrorismus.- Strategie und Taktik des neuen Terrorismus.- Fazit

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Book SynopsisDer Putschversuch im Juli 2016 war eine Zäsur in der türkischen Politik. Dieses Buch widmet sich den türkischen Außenbeziehungen im Mittleren Osten. In dieser Region spielt die Türkei als Regionalmacht eine entscheidende Rolle. Zypernstreit, Bergkarabach-Konflikt, Krieg in Syrien, Iran-Embargo, Kurdenkonflikt, Bürgerkrieg in Libyen, überall zieht Ankara im Hintergrund die Fäden. Dieser Band geht auf die Mehrdimensionalität der türkischen Außenpolitik ein und versucht zukünftige Entwicklungslinien in der Region vorzuzeichnen. Außerdem wird die schwierige Lage der türkischen Wirtschaft beleuchtet und in den Kontext der außenpolitischen Strategie gesetzt.Table of ContentsDeterminanten der aktuellen türkischen Außenpolitik.- Bilaterale außenpolitische Beziehungen der Türkei im Mittleren Osten.- Perspektiven türkischer Außenpolitik.

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Book SynopsisDieses Open-Access-Buch behandelt die Frage, wie und warum es dazu kommt, dass Menschen schwere islamistische Gewalttaten, etwa in Form terroristischer Anschläge oder gewaltsamer Hasskriminalität, in Westeuropa begehen wollen. Das im Rahmen des Buches entwickelte Erklärungsmodell nähert sich der Beantwortung dieser Frage in zwei Schritten: erstens wird erklärt, wie und warum Menschen überhaupt bereit werden, im Namen einer Ideologie zu töten. Die allermeisten Menschen, die sich hin zu einer solchen Gewaltbereitschaft radikalisieren, begehen allerdings keine Gewalttat. Daher wird zweitens dargelegt, unter welchen Bedingungen diese ideologiebasierte Gewaltbereitschaft in einer konkreten Gewalthandlung in Westeuropa gipfelt. Das entwickelte Erklärungsmodell wird im Anschluss empirisch überprüft. Der Fokus richtet sich dabei insbesondere auf die theoretisch formulierten Bedingungen der Tatbegehung. Diese Annahmen werden am Beispiel realisierter oder geplanter islamistischer Gewaltstraftaten in Westeuropa zwischen 2000-2013 getestet.Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Erklärungsgegenstand: Ideologie-basierte GewaltErklärungsgegenstand: Ideologie-basierte Gewalt.- Herausforderungen für eine Theorie zur Erklärung ideologie-basierter Gewalt.- Bisherige Theorien zur Erklärung islamistischer Gewalt.- Theoretischer Rahmen.- Empirische Untersuchung.- Zusammenfassung und Schlussfolgerungen.- Literaturverzeichnis.

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Book SynopsisDer Nahost-Konflikt ist ein Schlüsselelement der internationalen Beziehungen. In diesem Buch werden sowohl der Kern des Konflikts als auch die internationalen Dimensionen auf knappem Raum dargestellt.Table of ContentsEntstehung und Entwicklung des Konflikts.- Der Friedensprozess.- Konfliktanalyse.- Perspektiven.

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Book SynopsisWhat is being done to counter threats of maritime terrorism and how effective are the safeguards? The author presents evidence that Al-Qaeda aims to disrupt the seaborne trading system, the backbone of the modern global economy, and would use a crude nuclear explosive device or a radiological bomb to do so if it could get its hands on either, and position it to go off in a key port-city, shipping strait, or waterway. Improving maritime security is especially important for the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia and New Zealand, and for China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and other economies in East Asia that have extensive seaborne trade. It is doubly vital for the world's largest container transshipment hubs cum seaports like Singapore, Hong Kong, and Rotterdam. This book discusses the major threats to seaborne trade and its land links in the global supply chain, their potential impact, the new security measures in place or pending for ships, ports and cargo containers, and recommendations for preventing or handling a catastrophic terrorist attack designed to disrupt world trade.

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Book SynopsisMaritime piracy continues to persist as a significant phenomenon manifesting a range of social, historical, geo-political, security and economic issues. Today, the waters of Southeast Asia serve as the dominant region for the occurrence of piracy and the challenges it poses to regional security and Malacca Straits security. As a second installment within the Series on Maritime Issues and Piracy in Asia by the International Institute of Asian Studies, Leiden University, and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, the authors of this volume add fresh perspectives to the ongoing debate about piracy, the threat of maritime terrorism, and the challenge of securing the Malacca Straits today.Table of ContentsPreliminary pages with Introduction by Graham Gerard Ong-Webb; 1. Piracy, Armed Robbery and Terrorism at Sea: A Global and Regional Outlook by Jayant Abhyankar; 2. Transnational Threats and the Maritime Domain by Brian Fort; 3. Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in the Philippines by Eduardo Ma R Santos; 4. Political Piracy and Maritime Terrorism: A Comparison between the Straits of Malacca and the Philippines by Stefan Eklf Amirell; 5. Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea in Southeast Asia: Initial Impressions from the Field by Eric Frecon; 6. The Politics of Anti-Piracy and Anti-Terrorism Responses in Southeast Asia by Mark J Valencia; 7. Piracy Military and Security Companies in the Fight against Piracy in Southeast Asia by Carolin Liss; 8. Unilateralism and Regionalism: Working Together and Alone in the Malacca Straits by J N Mak; 9. Maritime Piracy in Southeast Asia: The Evolution and Progress of Intra-ASEAN Cooperation by Tamara Renee Shie; 10. The Rhine Navigation Regime: A Model for the Straits of Malacca? by Ahmad Ghazali Bin Abu Hassan; 11. Whither the Malacca Straits? The Rise of new Hub Ports in Asia by Jose L Tongzon; 12. Piracy, Seaborne Trade and the Rivalries of Foreign Sea Powers in East and Southeast Asia, 1511 to 1839: A Chinese Perspective by Xu Ke; 13. Conclusion: Building Upon the Research Agenda by Graham Gerard Ong-Webb.

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Book SynopsisVarious motivations underlying terrorism uncovered by recent scholarship include the radicals' desire for Muslim unity, political interest, yearning to correct social and economic deprivation in the Muslim world, and simply anti-Westernism.This article focuses on the radicals' call for Muslim solidarity and how this tends towards becoming their primary motivation for perpetrating terrorism. It discusses how radical groups and individuals exaggerate the perceived oppression of Muslims worldwide and how this encourages their sympathizers in planning, fundraising and/or executing terrorist attacks.The so-called ummah solidarity discourse is coupled with the prevalence of the dogma that Muslims are targets of Western or foreign oppression. This has legitimized jihadist terrorists' use of violence and facilitated the recruitment of new terrorists. Besides regular crackdowns on terrorists and putting limitations on access to radical websites and other Internet sources, this article contends that the Indonesian security apparatuses and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must work with the embassies from India, China and Myanmar based in Jakarta to nullify any likelihood of terror attacks on their embassy compounds or their citizens.

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