Journal abstract This article examines the transferability of two decades of counter-terrorism policy structures which are focused on Islamist extremism. It illustrates how these policies are challenged by the emergence[…]
Journal abstract This study evaluates the contribution of a UK counter-terrorism training tool, the Project ARGUS simulation exercise format, designed to increase preparedness by ‘alerting not alarming’ the populace to[…]
Publisher’s description The events of 9/11 gave rise to a new epoch in world history. This Handbook examines how the world order and our understanding of war and peace has[…]
Journal abstract The 2017 Battle for Marawi was the proverbial perfect storm—the Maute Group (MG) and its allies were opportunistic actors who exploited the violent milieu provided by the city.[…]
Journal abstract After discussing the extent to which the period from 1878–1934, with its frequent incidents of anarchist assassinations and bombings, can be considered the classic age of “lone wolf”[…]
Publisher’s description This is an accessible and up to date text for students on police-related degree courses covering a highly topical area of policing. Terrorism has become a major issue[…]
Journal abstract While garnering heightened attention following the Trump administration’s travel restrictions, exclusionary tactics in counterterrorism have a much lengthier history. Given that some terrorism studies scholars identify social and[…]
Journal abstract In the United States, despite federal efforts to empower communities to form local governance networks to develop and implement collaborative countering violent extremism (CVE) programs, local CVE governance[…]
Journal abstract In response to the threat of terrorism and radicalisation, the UK government introduced the counterterrorism strategy CONTEST and its four strands ‘Prepare, Prevent, Protect, Pursue’. As one of[…]
Journal abstract The Prevent policy was introduced in 2003 as part of the UK counter-terrorism strategy (CONTEST) with the aim of preventing the radicalisation of people to terrorism. In 2015,[…]
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