The Fight Against Terrorism and Crisis Management in the Western Balkans

by Prezelj, Iztok

• ISBN13: 9781586038236
• ISBN10: 1586038230
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-15
• Publisher: Ios Pr Inc

Summary

Terrorism is not the only threat that causes the emergence of crises. The so-called 'crisification' of our security environment also seems to be rising due to many other factors. Such an environment is generating many crises related to politico-military conflicts, natural disasters, infectious diseases, information disruptions, ethnic or religious violence and others. Many of these crises are completely or nearly completely unexpected and have a strong effect on the security of individual people, states and the international community. 'Crisis' has become the key word instead of 'war'. The awareness of this is partially driven by the growing role of electronic media, bringing negative news and reports to nearly all homes, and partially by objective technical factors that allow the fast escalation of local crises to the international level. Globalization therefore has a strong subjective and objective impact on the understanding of security.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Counter-Terrorism and Crisis Management as Challenges for the EU, NATO and Western Balkan States
Concepts, Policies and Dilemmas in the Fight Against Terrorism
NATO's Role in the Struggle Against Transnational Terrorism	p. 3
Role of the European Union in the Fight Against International Terrorism	p. 16
The New Anti-Terrorist Strategy as an Answer to Mega Terrorism	p. 35
Counter-Terrorism Strategies in the Balkans: Risk Assessment of the Regional Conflict Potential and Recommendable Counter-Terrorism Policies	p. 47
25 Reasons why Intelligence and Security Agencies Run the Risk of Losing the War on Terror	p. 57
Informing the Public and Educating About Crisis Management as a Precondition of an Effective Fight Against Terrorism	p. 66
Country Approaches in the Fight Against Terrorism: Policies, Mechanisms, Dilemmas and Perspectives
The Bosnian Approach to the Fight Against Terrorism	p. 77
The Serbian Approach to the Struggle Against Terrorism	p. 95
The Macedonian Approach to the Fight Against Terrorism	p. 106
Terrorism in Kosovo and Measures Against it	p. 114
Terrorism in the Western Balkans - The Croatian Experience and Position	p. 132
Country Approaches to Crisis Management: Policies, Mechanisms, Dilemmas and Perspectives
Civil Security and Crisis Management: The Concept Development and Experimentation Process in Bulgaria (Role of the US, NATO and the EU in SEE)	p. 147
Crisis Management in the Republic of Macedonia	p. 165
The Serbian Approach to Shaping National Crisis Management Mechanisms	p. 173
Crisis Management Education and Research in Serbia	p. 181
Crisis Management in Kosovo: Challenges and Perspectives	p. 195
The Croatian Approach to Shaping National Crisis Management Mechanisms	p. 211
Subject Index	p. 221
Author Index	p. 223
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