Armed Intervention in Terrorist Hostage Situations: A Comparative Analysis

Abstract

Numerous terrorist hostage situations have occurred throughout the world since the explosion of terrorist acts in the late 1960's, and each country involved has had to make a decision on when the optimum time of armed intervention should occur. This study was conducted to provide a comparative analysis of the methods used by different countries which have dealt with terrorist hostage situations. Such information should enhance future government intervention policies formulated for dealing with these specific hostage situations. The following countries were used as a basis of analysis in this study: United States, West Germany, Israel, Italy, England, Spain, and France. Keywords: Government(Foreign), Terrorism.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA218100

Entities

People

  • Wallace C. Gowin

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Civil Rights
  • Civil War
  • Counterterrorism
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Personnel Management
  • Revolutions
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Violence
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Strategic Security Studies