ABSTRACT

Richard Clutterbuck examines the changing nature of conflict since the end of the Cold War. Using the techniques of his previous books, he analyses the connections between terrorism and drug trafficking and the options available to governments in combatting the terrorist threat, including a review of the current high technology available to law enforcement institutions.

part |17 pages

Part I Introduction

chapter |10 pages

1 Conflict in the post-Communist world

chapter |5 pages

2 A New kind of peacekeeping

part |65 pages

Part II Technological development

chapter |5 pages

3 A vulnerable society

chapter |18 pages

4 Personal weapons

chapter |9 pages

6 Detecting explosives, bombs and guns

chapter |7 pages

8 Physical security

part |23 pages

Part III Drugs, political violence and crime

chapter |8 pages

9 Cocaine

chapter |6 pages

10 Heroin and hashish

chapter |7 pages

11 The consumers

part |41 pages

Part IV Rural guerrilla warfare

chapter |14 pages

12 Rural guerrillas—LatinAmerica

chapter |17 pages

13 Rural guerrillas—Asia and Africa

part |53 pages

Part V Urban terrorism

chapter |14 pages

15 Urban terrorist organizations

chapter |13 pages

16 Urban terrorist techniques

chapter |14 pages

17 Developments in countering terrorism

chapter |10 pages

18 Airport and airline security

part |17 pages

Part VI Conclusions

chapter |6 pages

19 Stopping people killing each other

chapter |9 pages

20 Civil liberties and the rule of law