Progress on a Multinational Policy against Terrorism

Abstract

Introductory remarks on the threat of terrorism and key initiatives to combat the threat over the past 20 years provide a starting point to assess answers to three questions fundamental to a coherent multinational policy on counterterrorism. Those questions deal with the effect of public opinion on a government's policy; principles and procedures for action against international terrorism; and the multinational decision-making framework that would best serve those principles and procedures. The analysis centers around the nations best suited to bring pressure against international terrorism--the seven major Western democracies--Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The concluding chapter suggests that most of the groundwork required for a cohesive and cooperative counterterrorist front now exists between (or at least among) these nations, and the main effort will be to maintain the forward momentum.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA217358

Entities

People

  • George P. Gaines Iv

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Aircraft Hijacking
  • Aircrafts
  • Antiterrorism
  • Criminals
  • European Communities
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Police
  • Political Systems
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies