1. Countering Terrorism in South Asia: Strengthening Multilateral Engagement
- Author:
- Eric Rosand, Jason Ipe, and Naureen Chowdhury Fink
- Publication Date:
- 05-2009
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Fourth Freedom Forum
- Abstract:
- Horrific acts of terrorism, such as the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai, underscore the regional nature of the terrorist threat in South Asia, and they highlight the need for greater cooperation within the region to address it. This report explores waysto strengthen such cooperation, with a particular focus on the role that the United Nations can playin this regard. It urges the United Nations to build on the international community's solidarity in the wake of terrorist attacks—such as those recently in Islamabad, Lahore, and Mumbai—to forge stronger engagement between the United Nations and SouthAsia on counterterrorism and within the region itself.
- Topic:
- Regional Cooperation, Terrorism, United Nations, and Counterinsurgency
- Political Geography:
- South Asia, Mumbai, Islamabad, and Lahore