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United States; lecture. Role of the ambassador at large for counterterrorism.

Philip Schlesinger detailed a clear conceptual relationship between counterterrorism and counterinsurgency thought in 1978, and provided a framework for analysing the social and political implications of counterterrorism in practice. Notes that British counterinsurgency military experts have provided the conceptual basis for the development of counterterrorism strategies. The importance of this link is that counterterrorism has provided a domestic, peacetime adaptation of strategies developed for wartime exigencies of a colonial power. (PAS)

THE AUTHOR EXAMINES ASPECTS OF COUNTERTERRORISM AS COUNTERINSURGENCY, INCLUDING THE EXCEPTIONAL NATURE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION, INTERNAL SURVEILLANCE, PRE-EMPTIVE CONTROLS, AND MEDIA MANAGEMENT.

The application of counterinsurgency methods to the prisons, police, & criminal justice system under the rubric of countering terrorism in GB is described. It is argued that counterinsurgency developed through the colonial & imperialist struggles of GB & is at base a military doctrine. The current British counterterrorism strategy is explicitly grounded in the adaptation of counterinsurgency theory to contemporary conflict. Counterterrorism has provided a domestic adaptation of strategies developed to deal with the essentially wartime exigencies of a colonial power. Furthermore, in its domestic adaptations, counterinsurgency strategies are being applied to all forms of civil action -- eg, to political demonstrations & industrial disputes -- & not only to the more extreme violence of terrorism in the name of which these strategies were initially adopted. 30 References. AA

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Rapid Reaction Technology Office -- 3 Analysis of Current Approaches and Suggested Improvements -- 4 Findings and Recommendations -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies -- Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Appendix C: Rapid Reaction Technology Office Test Planning, Conduct, Analysis, and Reporting -- Appendix D: Representative Projects of the Rapid Reaction Technology Office -- Appendix E: Disruptive Threats and Department of Defense Acquisition.

Special issue on "state terrorism, political corruption, and crime"; emphasis on Reagan administration responses; 10 articles. Contents are grouped under the headings: Definitional issues and the law; State terror in the Americas; State terror in the Middle East; Struggles for justice.

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History and capabilities of military counterterrorism units, methods of employing them outside the US, and benefits of prosecuting terrorists apprehended by such units under international law. Potential missions include improving security of US diplomatic and military installations overseas, preemptive strikes, hostage rescue, and capturing terrorists.

This Article aims to contribute to an understanding of the reality and the potential of international cooperation to combat terrorism by examining one of the most important channels through which governments have attempted to achieve such cooperation: the Economic Summit Seven (the Seven or the Group). Focusing in particular on the Group's work in the area of terrorism against international civil aviation, this Article will discuss how and why the Group became involved in counterterrorism; review the Group's declarations on terrorism and their context; outline the international background to those declarations; describe the most important single action the Group has taken to implement the declarations: the sanctions announced against Ariana Afghan Airlines in 1981; and offer a legal analysis of the Group's activities.