Stephen Sloan

Meeting the Terrorist Threat: The Localization of Counter Terrorism Intelligence

It has long been recognized that intelligence is at the heart of countering terrorism. For, once terrorist initiate an attack authorities find themselves in a primarily defensive and reactive mode. Moreover given the reality of the threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), attacks as in the case of 9/11 could again lead to a profound loss of live and the disruption of the civil order. It is therefore vital that intelligence capabilities are refined and extended beyond the national intelligence community since ultimately the state and local authorities must be involved in identifying and responding to threats, acts, and campaigns of terrorism. For, as in the case of first responders, all terrorism is local. By achieving the necessary level of integration on all levels, the United States can more effectively develop both the necessary proactive measures and defense in depth in meeting the continuity and change that characterizes modern terrorism.

Learning about terrorism: analysis, simulations, and future directions

This paper surveys the various activities of the Study Group on International Terrorism at the University of Oklahoma. The Study Group has employed the following phases in analyzing a form of conflict that has increasingly seized the worlds headlines and challenged the capacity of governments to meet a particularly insidious type of political violence. In PHASE I, Ascertaining the Scope of the Investigation, problems related to defining “terrorism” and evolving a focus for analysis are recounted. In PHASE II, The Collection of Data and Initial Analysis, the techniques employed by the Study Group in collecting and evaluating data dealing with incidents of terrorism are discussed. In addition, a number of the preliminary findings of the studies are presented. In PHASE III, Application and Evaluation, the methods by which the initial findings were employed to develop a wide variety of programs related to developing alternatives to meet the threat of terrorism are discussed. Particular emphasis is placed on ...

US anti‐terrorism policies: Lessons to be learned to meet an enduring and changing threat

The evolution of United States anti‐terrorism policies has been marked by inconsistency and the lack of a unity of action. The declaratory no ransom policy enunciated by President Nixon has been constantly violated. In addition, the absence of a consensus on the nature of terrorism has been exacerbated by bureaucratic turf battles. This debate has created negative administrative and operational impacts on the organizations that are responsible for meeting the terrorist threat. Bureaucratically, despite the attempt to coordinate action through the lead agency concept, Washingtons anti‐terrorism mechanism remain unnecessarily complex. Furthermore, different operational approaches to combating terrorism have impeded the development of an integrated counter‐terrorism capability. The need for streamlining has become critical in the rapidly transforming international arena. The use of terrorism by governments who seek regional hegemony and the development of the ‘Gray Area Phenomenon’ where non‐state actors em...

Terrorism: police and press problems

On April 14, 1976, , 83 senior police and press leaders met in Oklahoma City to examine some of the problems of media coverage end terrorism. The daylong conference was held at facilities of the Oklahoma publishing Company, the parent corporation of the states largest newspapers. The planning and presentation at the conference was done by the Study Group on International Terrorism of the University of Oklahoma under the direction of the authors. Language: en

The Political Economy of Terrorism

The Political Economy of Terrorism. By Walter Enders and Todd Sandler. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. 292p.

Historical Dictionary of Terrorism

65.00 cloth,

Beating international terrorism : an action strategy for preemption and punishment

23.99 paper. The study of terrorism has come a long way since the pioneering research in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The events of 9/11 have greatly accelerated the proliferation of books and articles on a topic that is now of major academic and policy concern. Throughout the development of research, there has been a growing attempt to apply empirical and methodological approaches to understanding the causes, dynamics, and outcomes of terrorism. Walter Enders and Todd Sandler have been at the forefront of this work, and their book, The Political Economy of Terrorism, is a fine illustration of their continuing research agenda.