Negotiating With Terrorists

Author : Guy Olivier Faure,I. William Zartman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136998652

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Negotiating with Terrorists by Guy Olivier Faure,I. William Zartman Pdf

This edited volume addresses the important issue of negotiating with terrorists, and offers recommendations for best practice and processes. Hostage negotiation is the process of trying to align two often completely polarised parties. Authorities view hostage taking as unacceptable demands made by unacceptable means. However terrorists view their actions as completely justified, even on moral and religious grounds. If they are to try and reconcile these two sides, it is essential for hostage negotiators to understand terrorist culture, the hostage takers’ profiles, their personality, their view of the world and also the authorities, their values and their framing of the problem raised by the taking of hostages. Although not advocating negotiating with terrorists, the volume seeks to analyse when, why, and how it is done. Part I deals with the theory and quantifiable data produced from analysis of hostage situations, while Part II explores several high profile case studies and the lessons that can be learnt from them. This volume will be of great interest to students of terrorism studies, conflict management, negotiation, security studies and IR in general. I William Zartman is the Jacob Blaustein Distinguished Professor Emeritus of International Organization and Conflict Resolution and former Director of the Conflict Management and African Studies Programs, at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC. He is a member of the Steering Committee of the Processes of International Negotiation (PIN) Program at the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria. He is author/editor of over 20 books on negotiation, conflict and mediation. Guy Olivier Faure is Professor of Sociology at the Sorbonne University, Paris I, and a member of the Steering Committee of the Processes of International Negotiation (PIN) Program at the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria. He has served as an advisor to French government on hostage negotiations.

Author : I. William Zartman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9004148574

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Negotiating with Terrorists by I. William Zartman Pdf

International Negotiation Series, 1 (International Studies Library, 1) Negotiating with terrorists is possible, within limits, as the chapters in this book show and explore. Limits come initially in the distinction between absolute and contingent terrorists, and then between revolutionary and conditional absolutes and between barricaders, kidnappers and hijackers in the contingent category. Revolutionary absolutes are nonnegotiable adversaries, but even conditional absolutes are potentially negotiable and contingent terrorists actually seek negotiation. The official negotiator is faced with the task of giving a little in order to get the terrorist to give a lot, a particularly difficult imbalance to obtain given the highly committed and desperate nature of terrorists as they follow rational but highly unconventional tactics. Such are the challenges of negotiating with terrorists that this first volume of the "International Negotiation Series" explores and elucidates. (Previously published in International Negotiation, Volume 8:3) Table of Contents List of Contributors Introduction - I. William Zartman 1.Chapter 1: Negotiating the Non-Negotiable: Dealing with Absolutist Terrorists - Richard E. Hayes, Stacey R. Kaminski and Steven M. Beres 2.Chapter 2: Negotiating with Terrorists: The Hostage Case - Guy Olivier Faure 3.Chapter 3: Contrasting Dynamics of Crisis Negotiations: Barricade versus Kidnapping Incidents - Adam Dolnik 4.Chapter 4: Testing the Role Effect in Terrorist Negotiations - William A. Donohue and Paul J. Taylor 5.Chapter 5: Negotiating under the Cross: The Story of the Forty Day Siege of the Church of Nativity - Moty Cristal 6.Chapter 6: The Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis: The Perpetrators, their Tactics, and the Russian Response - Adam Dolnik and Richard Pilch 7.Chapter 7: Negotiating with Villains Revisited: Research Note - Bertram I. Spector Index About the Editor I. William Zartman is Professor Emeritus at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University. The Jacob Blaustein Professor of International Organizations and Conflict Resolution, he is the former director of the SAIS Conflict Management Program and former director of the SAIS African Studies Program. He has authored seven books, edited 15 others, and is co-author and editor of the SAIS African Studies Library, which numbers 18 books so far. The past president of both the Middle East Studies Association and the American Institute for Maghrib Studies, Dr. Zartman has been a Distinguished Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Halévy Professor at the Institute of Political Studies of the Universities of Paris, and Olin Professor at the U.S. Naval Academy. He currently carries the distinction of Professor Emeritus at SAIS

Author : Mitchell B. Reiss
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781453200674

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Negotiating with Evil by Mitchell B. Reiss Pdf

DIV DIVIn a career spanning decades, Mitchell B. Reiss has been at the center of some of America’s most sensitive diplomatic negotiations. He is internationally recognized for his negotiation efforts to forge peace in Northern Ireland and to stem the nuclear crisis in North Korea. In Negotiating with Evil, Reiss distills his experience to answer two questions more vital today than ever: Should we talk to terrorists? And if we do, how should we conduct the negotiations in order to gain what we want?/divDIV /divDIVTo research this book, Reiss traveled the globe for three years, unearthing hidden aspects of the most secret and sensitive negotiations from recent history. He has interviewed hundreds of individuals, including prime ministers, generals, intelligence operatives, and former terrorists in conflict-torn regions of Europe, Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East. The result is a fascinating examination of the different methods countries have employed to confront terrorist movements, the mistakes made, the victories achieved, and the lessons learned./divDIV /divDIVNegotiating with Evil is a penetrating and insightful look into high-stakes diplomacy in the post-9/11 world and a vital contribution to the global security debate as the United States and its allies struggle to confront terrorist threats abroad and at home./div/div

Author : Jonathan Powell
Publisher : Random House
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781448137527

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Talking to Terrorists by Jonathan Powell Pdf

Across the world governments proclaim that they will never ‘negotiate with evil’. And yet they always have and always will. From jungle clearings to stately homes and anonymous airport hotels, Talking to Terrorists puts us in the room with the terrorists, secret agents and go-betweens who seek to change the course of history. Jonathan Powell has spent nearly two decades mediating between governments and terrorist organisations. Drawing on conflicts from Colombia and Sri Lanka to Palestine and South Africa, this optimistic, wide-ranging, authoritative book is about how and why we should talk to terrorists. ‘Essential reading’ Independent ‘Fascinating’ Sunday Times Now includes a new Afterword - Talking to ISIL *Perfect for fans of The Looming Tower*

Author : Adam Dolnik,Keith M. Fitzgerald
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780275997496

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Negotiating Hostage Crises with the New Terrorists by Adam Dolnik,Keith M. Fitzgerald Pdf

This book is about the role of negotiation in resolving terrorist barricade hostage crises. What lessons can be learned from past deadly incidents so that crisis negotiators and decision makers can act with greater effectiveness in the future? What are the lessons the terrorists are learning and how will they affect the dynamics of future incidents? What can we learn about the terrorist threat, and about preventing the escalation of future terrorist hostage-taking situations? While there are many trained crisis negotiators around the world, almost none of them has ever had contact with a terrorist hostage-taking incident. Further, the entire training program of most hostage negotiators focuses on resolving crises that do not take into consideration issues such as ideology, religion, or the differing sets of strategic objectives and mindsets of ideological hostage takers. This is especially true with regard to the terrorists of the new breed, who have become less discriminate, more lethal, and more willing to execute hostages and die during the incident. Further, many of the paradigms and presumptions upon which the contemporary practice of crisis negotiation is based do not reflect the reality of the new terrorists. The main focus of this book is on the detailed reconstruction and analysis of the two most high-profile cases in recent years, the Moscow theater and the Beslan school hostage crises, with a clear purpose of drawing lessons for hostage negotiation strategies in the future. This is an issue of top priority. Terrorist manuals from countries such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq reveal that terrorist organizations are very closely observing and analyzing the lessons learned from these two incidents, suggesting that we are likely to see this type of new terrorist hostage taking involving large numbers of suicide fighters and executions of hostages at some point in the future. This raises a wide array of questions about appropriate responses and negotiation strategies. From the first glance, it is clear that we are not prepared.

Author : I. William Zartman,Guy Olivier Faure
Publisher : US Institute of Peace Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781601270740

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Engaging Extremists by I. William Zartman,Guy Olivier Faure Pdf

Engaging Extremists concerns negotiation with political terrorist organizations, separating terrorist groups that can be engaged from those that, for the moment, cannot.

Author : Joel Simon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0999745425

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We Want to Negotiate by Joel Simon Pdf

"A wise and thorough investigation." - Lawrence Wright, author ofThe Looming Tower andThe Terror Years Starting in late 2012, Westerners working in Syria -- journalists and aid workers -- began disappearing without a trace. A year later the world learned they had been taken hostage by the Islamic State. Throughout 2014, all the Europeans came home, first the Spanish, then the French, then an Italian, a German, and a Dane. In August 2014, the Islamic State began executing the Americans -- including journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, followed by the British hostages. Joel Simon, who in nearly two decades at the Committee to Protect Journalists has worked on dozens of hostages cases, delves into the heated hostage policy debate. The Europeans paid millions of dollars to a terrorist group to free their hostages. The US and the UK refused to do so, arguing that any ransom would be used to fuel terrorism and would make the crime more attractive, increasing the risk to their citizens.We Want to Negotiate is an exploration of the ethical, legal, and strategic considerations of a bedeviling question: Should governments pay ransom to terrorists?

Author : Yonah Alexander,Michael B. Kraft
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1451 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780275995300

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Evolution of U.S. Counterterrorism Policy by Yonah Alexander,Michael B. Kraft Pdf

Including many older documents not available electronically or otherwise accessible, this three-volume set provides the first comprehensive collection of key documents, statements, and testimony on U.S. government counterterrorism policies as they have evolved in the face of the changing terrorist threats. Selected executive and congressional materials highlight the government's diverse policy and program responses to terrorism. The testimony, statements, and documents provide the public articulation and face to the largely important intelligence, law enforcement, preventative security measures, and international cooperation used in the shadowy war against terrorism. Recent entries provide a handy compilation of important post-9/11 materials. For example, useful background information on U.S. actions against Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and Saddam Hussein and terrorism fundraising. Also included are statements from the Reagan and other administrations that relate to disputes over the appropriate use of force. Introductory chapters by Alexander and Kraft provide the historical context and analysis of previous and current U.S. counterterrorism policy including U.S. legislation. For over two centuries, America has faced occasional outbreaks of terrorism, perpetrated by both indigenous and foreign groups. But the spectacular bombing in Oklahoma City in 1995 and the September 11, 2001, attacks seemed to signify a new age, frightening many Americans and destroying their sense of domestic security. In addition, U.S. citizens and interests have been increasingly affected by acts of terrorism abroad. The challenges of terrorism, therefore, have required the United States to develop comprehensive strategies and programs to counter both conventional and unconventional threats, nationally and globally.

Author : O. Nikbay,S. Hancerli
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781607502494

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Understanding and Responding to the Terrorism Phenomenon by O. Nikbay,S. Hancerli Pdf

Since terrorism is a global issue, counter-terrorism studies are also a global issue which requires cooperation and collaboration of multi-dimensional groups such as academicians representing the theoretical and research part, policymakers representing the coordination and authorization part and professionals representing the practical and real life experience. This publication is unique because it includes the researches, experiences and perceptions of all parts of this cooperation and collaboration. Hence, there are four primary sections in this book elaborating their perspectives: Understanding Terrorism, Suicide Attacks, Radical terrorism and Case Studies, Strategies and Tactics for Dealing with Terrorist Hostage Sieges, Hijackings and Kidnappings, and Counter-Terrorism Policies: Lessons for the Future. This book encapsulates these various themes that highlight how to understand the terrorism phenomenon and analyze how to respond to terrorism and terrorist operations and how to promote counter terrorism policies and strategies.

Author : Peter Bergen,Katherine Tiedemann
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199893096

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Talibanistan by Peter Bergen,Katherine Tiedemann Pdf

Essays by experts exploring the intersection of geography, religion, foreign policy, and terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Author : Abraham Miller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000314380

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Terrorism And Hostage Negotiations by Abraham Miller Pdf

How effective are the methods currently used to deal with hostage situations? This study attempts to answer that question by examining the ways in which terrorists manipulate the hostage/ barricade tactic—one of the most formidable and frightening devices in their arsenal—and by analyzing the response of law enforcement officers and policymakers to its use. Drawing on case materials and interviews with high-level decision makers, both in the United States and abroad, who are involved with domestic and international terrorist operations, Professor Miller analyzes the political and psychological motifs of hostage/barricade dramas. He then looks at terrorism, particularly political terrorism, within the broader theoretical context of the general study of political violence and the operational concerns of public decision makers and law enforcement personnel.

Author : Matthew Levitt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780742565661

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Negotiating Under Fire by Matthew Levitt Pdf

The impact of severe security crises on peace negotiations represents one of the most significant facets of modern conflict resolution theory to remain under-researched. It also stands out as the factor most likely to derail inherently sensitive negotiations. Negotiating Under Fire explores how such crises between two nations impact diplomatic initiatives between those countries. How do the negotiators' willingness and ability to continue influence the outcome? Do the levels of legitimacy, trust, and confidence within and between the parties change in such strained negotiations? Through a detailed analysis of three critical moments in the Oslo peace process—the Baruch Goldstein Hebron massacre of 1994, the Nachshon Wachsman kidnapping and execution of 1994, and the nine-day string of suicide bus bombings carried out in Israel in March of 1996—the author concludes that insurgents or those hostile to peace talks can and do undermine negotiations.

Author : Robert Mnookin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1416583645

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Bargaining with the Devil by Robert Mnookin Pdf

The art of negotiation—from one of the country’s most eminent practitioners and the Chair of the Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation. One of the country’s most eminent practitioners of the art and science of negotiation offers practical advice for the most challenging conflicts—when you are facing an adversary you don’t trust, who may harm you, or who you may even feel is evil. This lively, informative, emotionally compelling book identifies the tools one needs to make wise decisions about life’s most challenging conflicts.

Author : Rodney A. Snyder,Columbia University. School of International and Public Affairs,Pew Charitable Trusts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Hijacking of aircraft
ISBN : OCLC:22636478

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Negotiating with Terrorists by Rodney A. Snyder,Columbia University. School of International and Public Affairs,Pew Charitable Trusts Pdf

Author : Nigel Quinney,A. Heather Coyne
Publisher : US Institute of Peace Press
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781601270726

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Talking to Groups That Use Terror by Nigel Quinney,A. Heather Coyne Pdf

This handbook poses and attempts to answer a series of basic, but complex, questions: Is there any advantage to the peace process in inviting or permitting the participation of proscribed armed groups (PAGs)? What kinds of PAGs are worth talking to and which are not? What form should the talks take and whom should they involve?Each of the following six chapters covers a different step in the process of talking to groups that use terror: * assess the potential for talks * design a strategy for engagement * open channels of communication * foster commitment to the process * facilitate negotiations * and protect the process from the effects of violenceThis handbook is part of the series the Peacemaker s Toolkit, which is being published by the United States Institute of Peace. For twenty-five years, the United States Institute of Peace has supported the work of mediators through research, training programs, workshops, and publications designed to discover and disseminate the keys to effective mediation.The Institute mandated by the U.S. Congress to help prevent, manage, and resolve international conflict through nonviolent means has conceived of The Peacemaker s Toolkit as a way of combining its own accumulated expertise with that of other organizations active in the field of mediation. Most publications in the series are produced jointly by the Institute and a partner organization. All publications are carefully reviewed before publication by highly experienced mediators to ensure that the final product will be a useful and reliable resource for practitioners."