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  The Military`s Role in Counterterrorism: Examples and Implications for Liberal Democracies
 

The Military`S Role In Counterterrorism: Examples And Implications For Liberal Democracies

by Geraint Hughes

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  The use of military power in counterterrorism is contentious, because historical and contemporary examples suggest that it can have the following negative strategic, political, and ethical effects: The state can generate indigenous resentment that terrorist groups can exploit, and can, by resorting to military force, kill or maim a substantial number of civilians. It can also encourage human rights abuses that are antithetical to the norms of a liberal democracy – such as the maltreatment and torture of detainees – and can lead to be subversion of the constitutional order and its replacement by authoritarian rule.

While addressing these criticisms, the author argues that there are contingencies in which democratic states are obliged to employ military means in order to protect their citizens from the threat of terrorism, whether in a purely domestic context or when facing a transnational terrorist network such as Al-Qaeda. While outlining the specific roles that armed forces can perform (including hostage rescue, military aid to the civil authority, interdiction, and intelligence-gathering), this book describes the strategic, political, diplomatic, and ethical challenges that arise from using military means to fight terrorism either on one’s home soil or in the international arena. The principal conclusion is that democratic governments can use their armed forces if the existing police/judicial framework cannot address the threat posed by terrorists, but that military means have to be integrated as part of an overarching strategy to contain terrorism and to limit the capacity of its practitioners to conduct attacks against citizens. The author also outlines a series of questions that civilian decision makers should ideally resolve prior to turning counterterrorism missions over to their military counterparts.

ISBN - 9789381089071
 


Pages : 205
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