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Chapter 13: European and U.S. Approaches to Counterterrorism: Two Contrasting Cultures? European and U.S. Approaches to Counterterrorism:
Two Contrasting Cultures?
Authors: Wyn Rees and Richard J. Aldrich

The sets of links provided below should form a good starting point for research regarding the views on counterterrorism in both the US and Europe. The research centers listed below also provide a host of other relevant link possibilities.

Homepage of the author: Wyn Rees

Homepage of the author: Richard J. Aldrich

INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR STRATEGIES

European Counter terrorism Coordinator
The establishment of the EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator (CTC) was agreed by the European Council on 25th March 2004 in the wake of the Madrid bombings. The coordinator's tasks are to co-ordinate the work of the Council of the EU in combating terrorism,

EU Counterterrorism Strategy
Strategy adopted by the Council of the European Union in November 2005

EU Action Plan on combating terrorism
The actions that should be taken to implement the EU strategy on combating terrorism, as identified by the Council of the European Union

EU Communication on terrorist recruitment
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council concerning terrorist recruitment - Addressing the factors contributing to violent radicalisation

Europol
Europol is the European Law Enforcement Organisation which aims at improving the effectiveness and co-operation of the competent authorities in the Member States in preventing and combating terrorism, unlawful drug trafficking and other serious forms of i

European Security Strategy
Official document pointing out Europe´s strategy for security

Webpage of Javier Solana
The EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union

US National Security Strategy
The strategy as set out under George W. Bush to protect The United States, March 2006. The national security strategy has two pillars: the first pillar is aimed at promoting freedom, justice, and human dignity. The second pillar confronts challenges by 'l

US National Strategy for Combating terrorism
The strategy as set out under George W. Bush to protect The United States against terrorism, February 2003

CIA on counterterrorism
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an independent US Government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior US policymakers. On their site you can find several reports on counterterrorism

FBI on counterterrorism
This FBI site offers information about its vast national and international campaign dedicated to defeating terrorism

US National Counterterrorism Center
In August 2004 the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) was established to serve as the primary organization in the United States Government for integrating and analyzing all intelligence pertaining to terrorism and counterterrorism (CT) and to conduct

US coordinator for counterterrorism
The primary mission of the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT) is to forge partnerships with non-state actors, multilateral organizations, and foreign governments to advance the counterterrorism objectives and national security of the Un

US Counterterrorism team
Here you can find all individual elements of the U.S. Government Counterterrorism Team, which the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism integrates in order to produce effective counterterrorism efforts

International terrorism resolutions
Public pronouncements which affirm the positions of international organizations regarding terrorists and terrorism

Inter-American Committee against terrorism (CICTE)
CICTE is composed of all Member States of the OAS and holds one regular session each year as a forum for discussion and decision-making on counter terrorism issues, measures, and cooperation

Interpol
Interpol is the world’s largest international police organization, with 186 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to preven

Financial Action Task Force
This is an inter-governmental body whose purpose is the development and promotion of national and international policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

OSCE Action against terrorism unit
Established in 2002, the OSCE Action against Terrorism Unit is the Organization's focal point for the co-ordination and facilitation of OSCE initiatives and capacity-building programmes relevant to the struggle against terrorism

UN Counter terrorism committee
The 15-member Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) was established at the same time as resolution 1373 to monitor implementation of the resolution. While the ultimate aim of the Committee is to increase the ability of States to fight terrorism, it is not a s

RESEARCH CENTERS

Terrorism Research Center
Founded in 1996, the Terrorism Research Center, Inc. (TRC) is an independent institute dedicated to the research of terrorism, information warfare and security, critical infrastructure protection, homeland security, and other issues of low-intensity polit

Combating Terrorism Center
The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point argues to contributes relevant scholarly perspectives through education, research and policy analysis to combat terrorist threats to the United States. It is based at the US Military Academy

International Institute for Security Studies
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is one of the world’s leading authority on political-military conflict analysis

EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)
This organisation was created by the European Council in 2001, but is an autonomous agency. It deals with the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). As stated on their website, their aim is to help create a common European security culture, to enri

The terrorism research center
This is an independent institute providing information on issues of low-intensity political violence and gray-area phenomena. It states to represents a new generation of terrorism and security analysis, combining expertise with technology. Next to factual

The Terrorism Knowledge base
The TKB is by many scholars viewed as one of the leading databases on terrorist groups and attacks. It is very useful, but be cautious with the categorization, which does not always seem to be accurate

The British American Security Information Council
This is an independent analysis and advocacy organization doing research in the field of defense, (dis)armament, military strategy and nuclear policies. Its website focuses mainly on proliferation of WMD and the transatlantic security relation

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
This center aims at the provision of strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decisionmakers. Its research reports focus on defence and security policy, global challenges and regional transformation

National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism
MIPT is a non profit think tank sharing information on terrorism

International Institute for Counterterrorism
Founded in 1996, the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) is an independent think tank providing expertise in terrorism, counter-terrorism, homeland security, threat vulnerability and risk assessment, intelligence analysis and nation

OTHER LINKS

Counterterrorism blog
According to the site itself, this is the first multi-expert blog dedicated solely to counterterrorism issues, serving as a gateway to the community for policymakers and serious researchers. Designed to provide realtime information about terrorism cases a

Jihad monitor
A guide to open internet resources on Islamist radicalism and Jihadism. It was created by a group of university researchers. Members of the Jihad Monitor also provide analysis in the JMA section of the website

International relations and security network
The site aims at an exchange of information among international relations and security professionals worldwide. The popularity of the website has made it into a comprehensive overview of what is going on in the field of defense and security. Check out the

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