Monographie

Deterring terrorism : a model for strategic deterrence / edited by Elli Lieberman

Type de contenu
  • Texte
Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
Type de support
  • Volume
Titre(s)
  • Deterring terrorism : a model for strategic deterrence / edited by Elli Lieberman
Autre(s) responsabilité(s)
Publication
  • London New York (N.Y.) : Routledge, 2019
Description matérielle
  • 1 vol. (XI-332 pages) : ill., graph., tabl. ; 24 cm
Collection
  • Contemporary terrorism studies
ISBN
  • 978-1-138-24060-5
  • 1-138-24060-5
EAN
  • 9781138240605 rel.
Appartient à la collection
  • Contemporary terrorism studies London Routledge 2000
Classification décimale Dewey
  • 327.117
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Bibliographie en fin de chapitres. Notes bibliographiques. Index
Résumé ou extrait
  • La p. de garde indique : "Can terrorism be deterred? This book argues that current research is unable to find strong cases of deterrence success, because it uses a flawed research design which does not capture the longitudinal dynamics of the process. So far, the focus of inquiry has been on the tactical elements of a state’s counterterrorism strategy, instead of the non-state actor’s grand strategies. By studying the campaigns of Hezbollah, the Palestinians, the Irish Republican Army, Chechens, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, and Al-Qaeda/Taliban and ISIS over time, we can see that deterrence strategies that target the cost-benefit calculus of terrorist organizations lead to wars of attrition – which is the non-state organization’s strategy for victory. To escape the attrition trap, the state must undermine the attrition strategy of terrorist organizations by using offensive campaigns that become critical educational moments. The case studies presented here uncover an evolutionary process of learning, leading to strategic deterrence successes. Some terrorist organizations abandoned the use of force altogether, while others abandoned their aspirational goals or resorted to lower levels of violence. These findings should enable policymakers to transition from the failed policy that sought to defeat the Taliban and al-Qaeda in the unending war in Afghanistan to a policy that successfully applies deterrence."
Sujet - Nom commun
Lien copié.
Build V.5.2.2 - 2ecb916194 (29/04/2026 07:35:08)