Abstract
Military retaliations in response to terrorism can be both justifiable and popular, and they can also successfully fulfil a number of important short-term objectives. However, if past experience is anything to go by, defeating or diminishing the overall threat of terrorism is not something that either small or large-scale retaliations have yet been able to achieve. It is a serious concern though that there remains such a widespread commitment to believing otherwise.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Terrorists, Victims and Society |
| Subtitle of host publication | Psychological Perspectives on Terrorism and Its Consequences |
| Editors | Andrew Silke |
| Place of Publication | Chichester |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Chapter | 11 |
| Pages | 215-231 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119941248 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780471494621 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- terrorism
- counterterrorism
- military in counterterrorism
- repression
- targeted assassination
- targeted killing
- Retaliation killings
- retaliation
