International Terrorism and the United States: Policy Considerations for the 1990's

Abstract

Over the years, the U.S. has not enjoyed much success in dealing with international terrorism. Its lack of success is often attributed to the absence of a coherent national policy to combat terrorism. Historically, the U.S. reacted to terrorism with declaratory policy statements based on the tenet of not giving-in to terrorist demands. The purpose of this paper is to examine how the U.S. has responded to terrorism and conclude by discussing policy considerations for the 1990s. (JG)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223284

Entities

People

  • Thomas G. Wilson

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antiterrorism
  • Congress
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science
  • Sociology

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies