Author: Harold G. Bean
Publisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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Author: H. M. Virupakshiah
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN: 9788180696084
Category : Diplomacy
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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Author: Martin Florian Herz
Publisher: Study of Diplomacy Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
ISBN: 9780934742177
Category : Hostage negotiations
Languages : en
Pages : 69

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Author: Carol Edler Baumann
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401509379
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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The recent series of diplomatic kidnappings has produced some serious thinking not only in Washington but in most of the foreign offices and embassies throughout the diplomatic world. The kidnappings-and how to deal with them-have been the subject of Congressional committee hearings, State Department deliberations, and international debate and action by the Organization of American States. It is the purpose of this study to analyze them within the context of urban guerilla terrorism, international legal norms, and world diplomatic practice. Selected examples of diplomatic kidnappings, particularly those in Latin America and Canada, strikingly illustrate the new revolutionary strategy of utilizing terrorism as a political tactic to achieve long-range political· goals. As with its kindred phenomenon-the airplane hijack ings-the kidnappings of foreign diplomats seize upon and exploit innocent victims as hostage pawns; a bargaining situation is thus created in which the revolutionary minority can achieve a diplomatic leverage which is far greater than in proportion to its numbers, military strength, or popular appeal. Through terrorism the urban guerillas hope to achieve tactical advances within the general strategy of political revolu tion; even temporary governmental repression if it occurs in reprisal becomes part of that strategy. Chapter I in particular and the entire manuscript in general examine the kidnappings within the parameters of revolutionary terrorism. The kidnappings have also had serious legal and political ramifications in the realm of world diplomacy.

Author: Andrew Selth
Publisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Author: Brian Michael Jenkins
Publisher:
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Category : Diplomats
Languages : en
Pages : 20

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A review of trends, tactics, and targets of terrorist attacks against diplomats since 1968, and some suggestions for areas in which international cooperation could help solve the problem. Chronologies of terrorist incidents maintained by the U.S. government and RAND show a dramatic increase in attacks on diplomatic targets, particularly in the last two years. There are more attacks, they involve more nations, and they cover a greater geographic area. Assassinations are increasing; kidnappings have declined. Embassy takeovers, which became common in the late 1970s, primarily due to political turmoil in Iran and El Salvador, declined in 1981. American diplomats have been the favorite targets, and 10 nations of the 66 targeted have accounted for more than half of the incidents. International agreements appear to be of little use against most types of terrorist activity, but agreements calling for collective sanctions appear necessary to arrest the growing trend toward government-backed terrorism as a form of surrogate warfare.

Author: Andrew Selth
Publisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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SCOTT (Copy 1): From the John Holmes Library Collection.

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations
Publisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Author: Martin Herz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780819150684
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 80

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Author: Andrew M. Dorman
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597976482
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314

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Examines the rapidly changing role of diplomacy.