INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM - A NEW KIND OF WARFARE

• NCJ Number: 40582
• Author(s): B M JENKINS
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: Rand Corporation
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: STATEMENT SUBMITTED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE NEAR EAST AND SOUTH ASIA, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, JUNE 24, 1974

Annotation

A 1974 BOOKLET PRESENTS THE BASIC FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR PRESENTS A WORKING DEFINITION OF TERRORISM, DIFFERENTIATING IT FROM CRIME THAT INFLICTS TERROR SUCH AS ROBBERY. TERRORISM IS CONDUCTED FOR POLITICAL ENDS. THE AUTHOR ALSO DISTINGUISHES TERRORISM FROM CONVENTIONAL WARFARE. THE TERRORIST'S NEED TO BRING PUBLICITY TO HIS CAUSE IS EXPLORED. MENTION IS MADE OF THE LINK-UP OF TERRORIST GROUPS ON A WORLD SCALE. THE AUTHOR POINTS OUT THAT COOPERATION BETWEEN NATIONS IS KEY TO COMBATING TERRORISM....BS