The Effectiveness of International Efforts in Combating Terrorism

Ayuk Y Etta-Nyoh

doi:10.7176/iags/88-03

Abstract

This paper entitled “the effectiveness of International efforts in combatting terrorism” sets out to do an appraisal of already documented research works on the effectiveness of counter-terrorism initiatives. It makes use of classical literature review methods to synthesize these research recordings. This review visits major counter terrorist initiatives like the UN Counterterrorism Committee (CTC), the Counterterrorism Executive Directorate(CTED), Global Counterterrorism Strategy, and Group of Eight and in so doing generates evidence regarding the effectiveness of counter-terrorism strategies, making it clear that there has been a proliferation of anti-terrorism programs and policies as well as massive increases in expenditures toward combating terrorism. It however establishes that almost nothing is known about the effectiveness of any of these programs, as the surge in new terrorist tactics and incidents is on the rise. The paper concludes that these initiatives all bring something to the table, but fail to add up to a comprehensive regime. It is recommended primordially that the international community should develop a global counterterrorism body. Keywords: International efforts; Terrorism; Counterterrorism; Global strategy. DOI: 10.7176/IAGS/88-03 Publication date: November 30 th 2020

Highlights

September 11, 2001, stunned the universal framework, changing worldwide viewpoints on both the risk of psychological warfare and the apparatuses required to counteract it
Military retaliations can lead to increases in terrorism, it appears that these increases may be short-term, less lethal threats and other terrorist www.iiste.org activities that do not use substantial resources
From the research evidence regarding the effectiveness of counter-terrorism strategies, it is clear that there has been a proliferation of anti-terrorism programs and policies as well as massive increases in expenditures toward combating terrorism

Summary

Introduction

September 11, 2001, stunned the universal framework, changing worldwide viewpoints on both the risk of psychological warfare and the apparatuses required to counteract it. Airport security may decrease airplane hijacking, but can increase miscellaneous bombings, armed attacks, hostage taking, and events which included death or wounded individuals (as opposed to non-casualty incidents) in both the short and long run. It appears that while the use of metal detectors reduces hijackings, they may lead to displacement or substitution effects and inadvertently increase other forms of terrorism. Enders et al (1990) discovered that only a UN resolution against aerial hijackings that supported the use of metal detectors in airports appeared effective in reducing the number of skyjacking events in both the short and long term. The combination of findings indicates an uncertainty about whether the existence of harsher parties on terrorism as well as the end of the Cold War may increase terrorism events

Discussion

Findings

Overall Assessment of the Global Efforts in Combating Terrorism

Conclusion