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Evolution of U.S. Counterterrorism Policy [Three Volumes]
Yonah Alexander and Michael B. Kraft, editors
ISBN: 0-275-99529-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99529-4
1456 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 12/30/2007
List Price: $299.00 (UK Sterling Price: £206.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
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  • The authors demonstrate a high-level understanding of the interconnected and complex issues involved. Taken in isolation, the chapters merit attention by those interested in the current primary national security threat. When the editors' introductions are combined with the many documents, the collection takes on even more significance for comprehending the history of U.S. counterterrorism policy. Simply, these texts should be the first source used by anyone interested in researching or understanding the complex and daunting issues associated with developing counterterrorism policy.
    —U.S. Naval Institute     5/1/2008
  • "This set under review is suitable for the circulating collections of academic and large public libraries, or special libraries concerned with this topic. Professors should be informed as to its availability in the library, as it could be used as a reader for appropriate criminal justice and political science courses. An electronic version is also available."
    —ARBA     3/1/2009
Description: Including many older documents not available electronically or otherwise accessible, this three-volume set provides the first comprehensive collection of key documents, statements, and testimony on U.S. government counterterrorism policies as they have evolved in the face of the changing terrorist threats. Selected executive and congressional materials highlight the government's diverse policy and program responses to terrorism. The testimony, statements, and documents provide the public articulation and face to the largely important intelligence, law enforcement, preventative security measures, and international cooperation used in the shadowy war against terrorism. Recent entries provide a handy compilation of important post-9/11 materials. For example, useful background information on U.S. actions against Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and Saddam Hussein and terrorism fundraising. Also included are statements from the Reagan and other administrations that relate to disputes over the appropriate use of force. Introductory chapters by Alexander and Kraft provide the historical context and analysis of previous and current U.S. counterterrorism policy including U.S. legislation.

For over two centuries, America has faced occasional outbreaks of terrorism, perpetrated by both indigenous and foreign groups. But the spectacular bombing in Oklahoma City in 1995 and the September 11, 2001, attacks seemed to signify a new age, frightening many Americans and destroying their sense of domestic security. In addition, U.S. citizens and interests have been increasingly affected by acts of terrorism abroad. The challenges of terrorism, therefore, have required the United States to develop comprehensive strategies and programs to counter both conventional and unconventional threats, nationally and globally.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
    Preface
    Introduction
    1. Evolution of U.S. Counterterrorism Laws, Policies, and Programs
    PART ONE: U. S. POLICY PRE-SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
    2. The White House
    President Richard M. Nixon
    President James Earl Carter
    President Ronald Reagan
    President George H. W. Bush
    President William Jefferson Clinton
    President George W. Bush
    3. Department of State and Department of Defense
    Secretary of State George P. Shultz
    Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger
    Secretary of State James Baker
    Secretary of State Warren Christopher
    Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright
    Undersecretary of State Timothy E. Wirth
    Secretary of State Colin Powell
    4. Department of State Coordinators for Counterterrorism
    Ambassador Robert B. Oakley
    Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, III
    Ambassador Morris D. Busby
    Ambassador Thomas E. McNamara
    Ambassador Philip C. Wilcox, Jr.
    Ambassador Michael A. Sheehan
    5.Attorney General Janet Reno
    6. The Intelligence Community
    Central Intelligence Agency
    Federal Bureau of Investigation
    PART TWO: U. S. POLICY POST-SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
    7. President George W. Bush
    8. Vice President Richard B. Cheney
    9. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell
    10. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
    11. Department of State Coordinators for Counterterrorism
    Ambassador Francis X. Taylor
    Ambassador J. Cofer Black
    Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton
    12. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
    13. Attorney General John Ashcroft
    14. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales
    15. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge
    16. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff
    PART THREE: COUNTERTERRORISM BY TOPICS AND ISSUES
    17. Threats (Overview of Worldwide Terrorist Threats)
    18. Intelligence (Organizational Issues within Intelligence Community Agencies)
    19. Iraq
    20. Legislation
    21. Law Enforcement: FBI
    22. Financial
    23. Homeland Security
    24. Hostages
    25. Counterterrorism Programs
    Department of Defense Counterterrorism Programs
    26. International Cooperation
    Europe
    Middle East
    Western Hemisphere
    Africa
    Asia
    27. Key Documents
    Presidential Strategy Papers
    Commission Reports
    U. N. Security Council Resolutions
    Presidential Executive Orders
    Executive Branch Directives, Statements, and Reports
    State Department Annual Terrorism Reports to Congress
    International Statements
    28. Coordination and Strategies
    Selected Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: Yonah Alexander is currently a Senior Fellow and Director, International Center for Terrorism Studies (at the Potomac Institute) and Director, Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies. Formerly a professor and director of terrorism studies at the State University of New York and The George Washington University, Dr. Alexander also held academic appointments at other institutions in the United States and abroad. He has published ninety-five books on international affairs, terrorism and the Middle East.

Michael B. Kraft is a former State Department Counterterrorism Office Senior Advisor for Legislative and Budget Affairs with nineteen years of experience in the office, working on a variety of legislative, program, and regional issues. He is now a, Washington-based counerterrorism consultant and writer, contributing chapters to other books as well as articles to newspapers and counterterrorism blogs. Since retiring from the State Department in 2005, he has also been an adjunct counterterrorism faculty member at the National Defense University's Africa Center for Strategic Studies, Senate Foreign Relations Middle East Subcommittee Staff Director, and a foreign correspondent.
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