Terrorism, U.S. Strategy, and Reagan Policies

by Marc A. Celmer

Overview

An up-to-date and comprehensive outline of the United States' response to terrorism, this study deals with all aspects of U.S. antiterrorist policy from the military's role in combatting terrorism to the role of international law and organizations in dealing with terrorists. The evolution of U.S. policy and the anti-terrorism bureaucracy and command structure are carefully traced from the establishment by President Nixon of the Cabinet Committee to combat terrorism to President Reagan's signing of National Security Decision Directive 138 sanctioning the use of more aggressive counterterrorist actions, such as the U.S. raid on Libya.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313256325
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/11/1987
Series:	Contributions in Political Science , #17
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	1660L (what's this?)

About the Author

MARC A. CELMER received his Masters degree in International Affairs from the College of Public and International Affairs, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC.

Table of Contents

List of Charts
Preface
Introduction: International Terrorism: Issues and Questions
Contemporary International Terrorism
Coordination of the United States Anti-terrorism Program
Agencies and Departments Comprising Anti-terrorist Bureaucracy
U.S. Military Capabilities and Counter-terrorism
The Intelligence Community and Terrorism
American Use of International Law in Combatting Terrorism
United States Policy: Past, Present, and Future
Appendix: Heads of the State Department's Anti-terrorist Office: 1972-1987
Selected Bibliography
Index