Working Papers - International Terrorism

International Terrorism - WP

Belgium and Counterterrorism Policy in the Jihadi Era (1986-2007) (WP)

WP 40/2007 - 20/9/2007

Rik Coolsaet and Tanguy Struye de Swielande

This working paper explores how Belgium reacted to the growth of this new form of terrorism from its early signs in the 1980s until today. Next, it analyses the measures taken by the Belgian law enforcement apparatus since 9/11. Finally, it assesses Belgian specificities in combating jihadi terrorism.

The UK’s Domestic Response to Global Terrorism: Strategy, Structure and Implementation with Special Reference to the Role of the Police (WP)

WP 27/2007 - 18/6/2007

Frank Gregory

This document will address: the background to CT policing in the UK, the legal framework, police organisational response to 9/11, the police response to particular forms of terrorist threat not previously experienced in the UK and an assessment, to date, of the outcomes of the policing of CT post-9/11.

The Politics of Fear: Counter-Terrorism and Australian Democracy (WP)

WP 27/2006 - 19/10/2006

David Wright-Neville

In the years since 9/11 several waves of legislative reform have led to a progressive hardening of the Australian state’s capacity to intrude into the lives of ordinary citizens and to detain and prosecute individuals suspected of terrorist-related activity without regard to the due processes of law that characterised Australian democracy for more than one hundred years.

The London Bomb Incidents of 7 and 21 July 2005: ‘New Normality’ or Just as Predicted? (WP)

WP 9/2006 - 2/06/2006

Frank Gregory

Within the UK the debate about the implications of 9/11, there have emerged from authoritative sources two very clear expectations. First, that the UK would be a target and, secondly, that it was highly likely that ‘iconic’ or ‘picture post-card’ targets would be probable targets. Of the many possible targets, London, because of its national and global symbolism, was considered a particularly likely location for an attack. Moreover, the London Underground was easily identified as a probable but especially problematic target in terms of counter-terrorism (CT) measures. A counter-terrorism exercise involving the tube in 2003 demonstrated some of the likely problems

Is International Terrorism What We Thought It Was? An Empirical Study of the Global Neosalafist Jihad in 2004

WP33-2005 - 3.11.2005 (Translated from Spanish, Revised & Extended Version)

Fernando Reinares

The current form of international terrorism is often characterised as a particularly new phenomenon. However, an empirical study of its main actors, scenarios, consequences and targets during the year 2004 indicates that international terrorism is to a greater extent a paradigm of conflicts inherent in the Islamic world itself than of a clash between civilisations

Fear or Falsehood? Framing the 3/11 Terrorist Attacks in Madrid and Electoral Accountability

WP24-2005 - 5.5.2005

José A. Olmeda

This paper explores the following aspects of the terrorist attacks of 11 March 2004 in Madrid: Failures of organisation, anticipation and learning in the system of security crisis management (early alert and strategic surprise, information policy, police and intelligence leaks to the opposition and media, partisan politicisation of terrorist attacks) in comparison with the effective operation of the emergency respons; Whether the PP government mismanaged its relations with other elites and journalists, especially as it was unable to find compelling schemas that supported its main line of argument (‘the ETA authorship frame’) during the days before the election, while prime minister J.M. Aznar lost control of the frame because of his lack of credibility; and Under these circumstances, elite opponents and oppositional journalists could attain as much influence over framing as the government, and developed their own line assigning blame to the government (‘the government is lying’ frame), winning the both frame contest and the elections.

War, Terrorism and Elections: Electoral Impact of the Islamist Terror Attacks on Madrid

WP13-2005 - 6.4.2005 (Translation from Spanish)

Narciso Michavila

The impact of the ‘3/11’ terrorist attacks (March 11, 2004) on the Spanish elections held three days later has been the subject of speculation of all kinds. Twelve months later, the time has now come to compare and contrast the hypotheses that have attempted to explain an unexpected electoral result. New data is provided here to help determine the direction and the magnitude of the influence of the attacks on the March 14 elections

The Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2002 and the Relaunching of the Barcelona Process

WP5-2002 - 8.11.2002 (Translation from Spanish)

Manuel Montobbio

Has the Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union during the first half of 2002 achieved its goal of relaunching the Barcelona Process and generating the political impetus to make its plans a reality? Is the Valencia Action Plan the road map for this journey? What has this really meant in terms of the development of the Process and the configuration of the international system in the Mediterranean?

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