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1 online resource. |
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text file |
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New perspectives on the Cold War,
2452-2260 ;
volume 2
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New perspectives on the Cold War.
2452-2260 ; volume 2.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Switzerland suffered four major terrorist attacks in 1969 and 1970, which forced the Swiss government to address the issue of international terrorism for the first time. Subsequently, "neutral" Switzerland worked closely with Western Cold War powers to develop international counterterrorism measures and forged a European-Israeli counterterrorist alignment to counter Palestinian terrorism in Europe.0Using recently declassified archival records, this book is the first study to examine how the Swiss government positioned the country within the international struggle against terrorism. The book brings to light the creation of the Club de Berne, a secret European network of intelligence agencies connected to Israel and the United States. It offers new insights about the history of Swiss, Western European, and Israeli security cooperation. |
| Contents |
Intro; The Origins of International Counterterrorism; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; From Bystander to Shaper of European Counterterrorism Cooperation; Method and Sources; Defining "Terrorism"; International Terrorism and the Global Cold War; State Security and the Culture of the Cold War in Switzerland; Switzerland and Palestinian Terrorism: The 1969 Kloten Airport Attack and the 1970 Skyjack Sunday; Meticulously Prepared Crisis Mismanagement; Swiss Policymakers' Role during the Crisis Management; Summary of Swiss Reactions to Palestinian Terrorism |
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Switzerland and Brazilian Terrorism: TheAbduction of Ambassador Bucher (1970-71)After Zarqa, Now Rio; First Round in the "War of the Nerves"-Unmaking of Swiss Policy; Second Round in the "War of the Nerves"-Limited Options; The Protracted Last Phase of the Crisis; Controlling the Kidnapping's Media Coverage; The Swiss Authorities' Threat Evaluation after the "Bucher Crisis"; Summary of Swiss Reactions to Brazilian Terrorism; Conclusions of Part 1: A Comparison of Crisis Management; Swiss Counterterrorism Diplomacy at the ICAO: "An Elegant Way of Doing Nothing" |
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Preparations for Rome: Constructive ObstructionThe Limit of Enhancing Aviation Security Laws; Swiss Counterterrorism Diplomacy at the UN: AFastidiously Balanced Position; Drafting of the Swiss Position at the UN; The Swiss Position at the UN; UN Counterterrorism Efforts Deadlocked; Swiss Counterterrorism Diplomacy at the CoE: Experts "Making" Foreign Policy; The "Non-Beginning" of the Convention; The ECCP Accelerates the Process; New Terrorist Attacks, Renewed Counterterrorism Efforts; The Police against the Rest: Inner Swiss Negotiations; Revision, Fast-Track, and Finalisation of the ECST |
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France against the Rest: The CoE NegotiationsFrench Decision-Making: Worrying About the Third World; Reinsertion of the Political Offence Clause; ECST: Success or Dead Letter?; The WGT: An Overview; Conclusions of Part 2: Swiss Counterterrorism Policymaking in Multilateral Fora; A Secret Counterterrorism Alliance: Intelligence-Sharing within the Club de Berne (1971-1972); Suspect Profiling: The Conspicuous Traveller; Political Activists as Terrorist Suspects; Tracing Terrorist Organisations; Terrorist Innovations in Weaponry and Tactics; Perpetrated Terrorist Attacks and the Lessons Learnt |
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Threat Assessments and Concrete WarningsSummary of One Year of Kilowatt Cooperation; Conclusions of Part 3: A Glimpse into the Club de Berne in the 1980s; Conclusions; Crisis Management Shaping Swiss Counterterrorism Policy; Swiss Counterterrorism Policymaking in the 1970s; Swiss Counterterrorism Intelligence Cooperation; Research Avenues and Reflections; How and Why Countries Cooperated; No Democratic Oversight; Politics of the Latest Outrage; Swiss Neutrality and Relations with the Third World; Further Research in Terrorism Studies; Summary and Outlook; Bibliography; Primary Sources |
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| Subject |
Security, International -- Switzerland -- History -- 20th century.
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Security, International. |
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Switzerland. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Switzerland -- Foreign relations.
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International relations. |
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Intelligence service -- Switzerland -- History -- 20th century.
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Intelligence service. |
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Terrorism -- Switzerland -- Prevention -- History -- 20th century.
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Terrorism. |
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Terrorism -- Prevention -- International cooperation.
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Terrorism -- Prevention -- International cooperation. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Guttmann, Aviva. Origins of international counterterrorism. Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2017] 9004276645 9789004276642 (DLC) 2017041355 (OCoLC)1001884866 |
| ISBN |
9789004276642 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9004276645 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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900435669X |
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9789004356696 (electronic book) |
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