Intelligence, Security and Policing Post-9/11

Discussing the UK experience in the 'war on terror', this book critically analyses the discourse of 'war' and ideas of the politics of panic, as well as forensically analyzing the effectiveness of counter-terrorist policies such as intelligence gathering and processing, counter-terrorist finance and public order.

Discussing the UK experience in the 'war on terror', this book critically analyses the discourse of 'war' and ideas of the politics of panic, as well as forensically analyzing the effectiveness of counter-terrorist policies such as intelligence gathering and processing, counter-terrorist finance and public order.

Introduction; J.Moran & M.Phythian PART I: SECURITY, INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTER TERRORISM Understanding Security, Intelligence and Liberty after 9/11; J.Moran In the Shadow of 9/11: Security, Intelligence and Terrorism in the UK; M.Phythian The Pursuit of Terrorism with Intelligence; C.Walker Counter-Terrorist Finance Policies in the UK: The 'Silver Bullet' for Terrorism?; P.Sproat PART II: CIVIL LIBERTIES AND COUNTER TERRORISM A Chilling Consensus: Political Protest in the UK and the 'War on Terror'; C.Newman National Security, Religious Liberty and Counter Terrorism; I.Leigh The Torture Debate: A Perspective from the United Kingdom; P.Rumney PART III: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES Law, Intelligence and Politics in Australia's 'War on Terror'; C.Michaelsen Counterterrorism in the Netherlands after 9/11: the 'Dutch approach'; B.A.de Graaf & B.G.J.de Graaff The Spanish Experience of Countering Terrorism: from ETA to al Qa'eda; R.Alonso Conclusion; J.Moran & M.Phythian Bibliography