Richard English’s concise, compelling book offers a nuanced response to the titular question and a nice follow-up to his previous work on the efficacy of terrorism.[2] The book intervenes in the broader scholarship on modern terrorism by offering a comparative framework for thinking about what counter-terrorism success looks like and how best to achieve it,…
Tag: counter terrorism
Review Essay 55 on Tortured Logic: Why Some Americans Support the Use of Torture in Counter Terrorism
Many popular movies, television series, and even animated films depict torture as an effective means of gaining information from suspected criminals and terrorists. Yet, torture, and cruel and inhuman treatment of detainees violates international treaties as well as U.S. law, and many counterterrorism experts have questioned its efficacy relative to other means of gathering information. …
Forum 10 on “A Decade of EU Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence: A Critical Assessment”
The Treaty on the European Union (EU) stipulates that one of the key objectives of the Union is to provide citizens with a high level of safety within an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ). Given that the fight against terrorism is a prominent aspect of this general objective, it is remarkable that, in…