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971. AsiaSource Interview with Dr Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan Foreign Minister

Author:
Nermeen Shaikh
Publication Date:
05-2007
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Asia Society
Abstract:
Dr Abdullah Abdullah was appointed foreign minister of Afghanistan following the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001, a position he retained till March 2006. He spoke to Nermeen Shaikh in Almaty, Kazakhstan, at the Eurasian Media Forum, about what the greatest failures of the war on terrorism have been, what the prospects for Afghanistan are now, and the role of Pakistan in contributing to the deteriorating security situation in the region. In particular, Dr Abdullah alleges that the government of Pakistan has consistently drawn a distinction between Al Qaeda militants - whom the Pakistani authorities have handed over to the US - and Taliban leaders, whom Pakistan continues to protect.
Topic:
International Relations and Terrorism
Political Geography:
Pakistan, Afghanistan, United States, Kazakhstan, Asia, and Taliban

972. Darfur and Beyond: What is Needed to Prevent Mass Atrocities

Author:
Lee Feinstein
Publication Date:
01-2007
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Council on Foreign Relations
Abstract:
The killing and destruction of national, ethnic, racial, or religious groups is a historical reality. So, too, is the dependable failure of the rest of the world to do much about it. Slow-motion ethnic cleansing in western Sudan is the most recent case of a state supporting mass atrocity and the rest of the world avoiding efforts to end the killing. Preventing and stopping such mass atrocities faces four reinforcing problems.
Topic:
Genocide, Human Rights, and Terrorism
Political Geography:
Africa and Sudan

973. Book Review: Globalizing Democracy and Human Rights by Carol C. Gould

Author:
Fiona Robinson
Publication Date:
06-2007
Content Type:
Journal Article
Institution:
Carnegie Council
Abstract:
Carol Gould's Globalizing Democracy and Human Rights is an impressive, sweeping analysis of some of the most pressing questions in contemporary political philosophy and international ethics. While the book's focus is practical—how to "globalize" democracy, and how to make globalization more democratic—Gould does not shy away from hard theoretical questions, such as the relentless debate over cultural relativism, as well as less-often tackled issues of "embodied politics" and women's rights, and the relationship between terrorism and democracy. The result is a book that is almost overwhelming in scope, yet is saved by a rich, balanced, convincing, and unhectoring analysis.
Topic:
Human Rights and Terrorism

974. Terrorism and Heroism: The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich

Author:
Milan Hauner
Publication Date:
06-2007
Content Type:
Journal Article
Institution:
World Policy Institute
Abstract:
Sixty-five years ago, on May 27, 1942, Reinhard Heydrich, the Nazi viceroy of the German Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, was assassinated in broad daylight in a Prague suburb by Josef Gabcik and Jan Kubis, two Czechoslovak paratroopers dressed as civilians. Although the assassination had been carefully prepared months in advance, many things went wrong.
Topic:
Terrorism
Political Geography:
Germany

975. Not a Suicide Pact: The Constitution in a Time of National Emergency

Author:
Elbridge Colby
Publication Date:
09-2007
Content Type:
Journal Article
Institution:
Carnegie Council
Abstract:
Sadly, discussions of the pricklier issues of law, terrorism, and security rarely follow a cool, pragmatic approach. Richard Posner provides just such a perspective on the relationship of the Constitution to the terrorist threat. Undaunted by controversy, he forthrightly addresses detention, harsh interrogation methods, limits of free speech, ethnic profiling, and the boundaries of privacy rights, among other hot-button topics.
Topic:
Security, Terrorism, and Law

976. Iraqi Partition and Turkey's War on Terror: A Wider Perspective

Author:
Bülent Aras
Publication Date:
07-2007
Content Type:
Journal Article
Journal:
Insight Turkey
Institution:
SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research
Abstract:
In an age of war on terror, Turkey pursues its own war against the escalating PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) terror. The dynamics that led to a parliamentary motion for a cross border operation into Northern Iraq will have implications for Turkey's relations with Washington, Baghdad and other capitals in the region. The Expanded Meeting of the Neighboring Countries of Iraq held in Istanbul on 2-3 November 2007 coincided with Turkey's intensive regional diplomacy. There are serious challenges to ending PKK terrorism and finding a lasting solution to the Kurdish problem. The Erdogan Government must fight terrorism in a way that will not jeopardize the process of democratization and political reforms in Turkey.
Topic:
Terrorism and War
Political Geography:
Iraq and Turkey

977. El Jihadist Recruitment: Expert Proof of Intelligence

Author:
Luis Aparicio Díaz
Publication Date:
04-2007
Content Type:
Journal Article
Journal:
Athena Intelligence Journal
Institution:
Athena Intelligence
Abstract:
El fenómeno terrorista es un mal cuya solución pasa, inevitablemente por la concienciación social y la contestación cívica, basada en los valores que cimientan el Estado democrático. Pero, obviamente, esta mención no pasaría de lo meramente anecdótico y programático, como un "brindis al sol" sin la mención expresa a las Fuerzas de Seguridad encargadas de la inteligencia, vigilancia y, sobre todo, del desmantelamiento de las organizaciones de tipo terroristas existentes en un momento y tiempo dados.
Topic:
Intelligence and Terrorism

978. Considerations on Terrorism and its ideological justifications

Author:
Francisco Galvache
Publication Date:
04-2007
Content Type:
Journal Article
Journal:
Athena Intelligence Journal
Institution:
Athena Intelligence
Abstract:
El fenómeno y la práctica terrorista tienen ya una larga historia. En el decurso del tiempo, la política del terror fue recurso no infrecuentemente utilizado por tiranías e imperialismos para mantenerse en el poder o para consolidar sus conquistas. También optaron por él -y, quizá, con mayor frecuencia- movimientos y organizaciones revolucionarias y/o de liberación nacional en su lucha asimétrica contra el poder de los estados o en confrontaciones violentas con otros actores no estatales de análoga naturaleza y de signo adverso. En todos y cada uno de los casos, la justificación ideológica constituye siempre un nivel de análisis insoslayable a la hora de analizar sus objetivos, los motivos que les impulsan a optar por la lógica del terror, y de explicar, incluso, sus mis o menos peculiares perfiles organizativos y de liderazgo.
Topic:
Terrorism

979. Al Qaeda's finances: a mislead struggle

Author:
Andrea Giménez-Salinas
Publication Date:
10-2007
Content Type:
Journal Article
Journal:
Athena Intelligence Journal
Institution:
Athena Intelligence
Abstract:
Este artículo describe las fuentes de financiación y los modos de transferencia de fondos más utilizados por los grupos terroristas relacionados con al-Qaida o inspirados en ella. Los cambios en la lucha contra el terrorismo y los consiguientes cambios en la organización de al-Qaida han alterado aspectos fundamentales de la financiación de terrorismo que se ajustan a la regulación y el control tanto internacional como nacional. Estos cambios pueden variar el objetivo del control mucho más que antes del nivel internacional a1 nivel nacional donde los grupos inspirados por al-Qaida encuentran apoyo social, recursos, fondos económicos y apoyo ideológico para desarrollar sus actividades. Finalmente, este artículo analiza las implicaciones de estos cambios asi como los aciertos y desaciertos en la lucha contra la financiación del terrorismo hasta ahora.
Topic:
Terrorism

980. Who Are the International Terrorists? Lists of Persons and Terrorist Organizations

Publication Date:
10-2007
Content Type:
Journal Article
Journal:
Athena Intelligence Journal
Institution:
Athena Intelligence
Abstract:
Este análisis trata de llenar el hueco existente en el conocimiento de la definición legal de grupo terrorista aceptada por organismos internacionales, con especial detenimiento en los que son vinculantes para España y sobre todo la identificación de dichos grupos mediante su inclusión en un listado oficial, de forma que se aclaren las dudas que muchas veces se detectan en cuanto a la consideración formal de distintos grupos como terroristas por parte de dichas organizaciones internacionales. Para ello repasa documentación oficial de la ONU, la UE y EE.UU. principalmente, realizando algunas comparaciones y observaciones entre ellos. Asimismo muestra los listados principales utilizados y los enlaces con las páginas Web oficiales que permiten una rápida consulta de la documentación de referencia.
Topic:
Terrorism